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LASCO Distributors (XJAM:LASD) Beta : N/A (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is LASCO Distributors Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-23), LASCO Distributors's Beta is Not available.


LASCO Distributors Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for LASCO Distributors's Beta can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of LASCO Distributors's Beta

For the Food Distribution subindustry, LASCO Distributors's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


LASCO Distributors's Beta Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, LASCO Distributors's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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LASCO Distributors Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


LASCO Distributors  (XJAM:LASD) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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LASCO Distributors (XJAM:LASD) Business Description

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Address
27 Red Hills Road, Kingston, 10, Jamaica, JAM
LASCO Distributors Ltd is engaged in marketing and distribution. The company markets and distributes food, consumer, personal care, and pharmaceutical products for local and international brands. The company operates in two divisions namely the Consumer division and Pharmaceutical division.

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