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Medical Disposables and Supplies (XJAM:MDS) Beta : N/A (As of Sep. 21, 2024)


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What is Medical Disposables and Supplies Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-09-21), Medical Disposables and Supplies's Beta is Not available.


Medical Disposables and Supplies Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medical Disposables and Supplies's Beta can be seen below:

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Medical Disposables and Supplies Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Medical Disposables and Supplies's Beta

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Medical Disposables and Supplies'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.


Medical Disposables and Supplies's Beta Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Medical Disposables and Supplies's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Medical Disposables and Supplies's Beta falls into.



Medical Disposables and Supplies 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.


Medical Disposables and Supplies  (XJAM:MDS) 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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Medical Disposables and Supplies Business Description

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Address
83 Hagley Park Road, Kingston, JAM, 10
Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd is a Jamaican distributor of healthcare and consumer products. The company is engaged in three divisions namely pharmaceutical, medical, and other consumer supplies.

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