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Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:3476) Beta : 0.96 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-25), Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beta is 0.96.


Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beta can be seen below:

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Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Beta Chart

Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 0.55 0.86 0.71 0.84

Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.71 0.47 0.46 0.71 0.84

Competitive Comparison of Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beta

For the Farm Products subindustry, Keck Seng (Malaysia) 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.


Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beta Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beta falls into.



Keck Seng (Malaysia) 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.


Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd  (XKLS:3476) 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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Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:3476) Business Description

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Address
13th Floor, City Plaza, Suite 1301, Johor Bahru, JHR, MYS, 80300
Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd is a Malaysia based company engaged in the business of palm oil cultivation and manufacturing. In addition, it is also involved in the business activities of property development and investment, and hotels and resorts ownership. The operating segments of the company are Manufacturing, Hotels and resort, Property, and Plantations. It generates the majority of the revenue from the Manufacturing segment which relates to the processing and marketing of refined palm oil products. The group's operations are carried out principally in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, and the United States of America of which key revenue is derived from Malaysia.

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