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Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (XKLS:1082) Beta : 0.67 (As of Sep. 22, 2024)


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What is Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-09-22), Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Beta is 0.67.


Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Beta can be seen below:

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Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Beta Chart

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 0.91 1.04 1.00 0.92

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.78 0.92 0.96 0.64 0.55

Competitive Comparison of Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Beta

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd'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.


Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd's Beta falls into.



Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd 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.


Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd  (XKLS:1082) 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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Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd Business Description

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Address
No. 6, Jalan Damanlela, Level 30, Menara Hong Leong, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50490
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd is a Malaysia-based conglomerate that is involved in a diversified range of businesses, including banking and financial services, manufacturing and distribution, hospitality and leisure, property development and investments, and principal investments. The company's reportable segments consist of Commercial banking, Investment banking and asset management, Insurance, and the other operations segment that contains investment holding and provision of management services. The commercial banking segment accounts for the majority of total revenue. The firm's business operations are concentrated in Malaysia.

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