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Media Prima Bhd (XKLS:4502) Beta : 1.26 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Media Prima Bhd Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-31), Media Prima Bhd's Beta is 1.26.


Media Prima Bhd Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Media Prima Bhd's Beta can be seen below:

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Media Prima Bhd Beta Chart

Media Prima Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Jun24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.14 1.53 2.40 1.75

Media Prima Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 2.11 1.81 1.75 1.86 1.88

Competitive Comparison of Media Prima Bhd's Beta

For the Entertainment subindustry, Media Prima 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.


Media Prima Bhd's Beta Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Media Prima Bhd's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Media Prima Bhd's Beta falls into.


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Media Prima 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.


Media Prima Bhd  (XKLS:4502) 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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Media Prima Bhd Business Description

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No. 31, Jalan Riong, Balai Berita, Anjung Riong, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 59100
Media Prima Bhd is an integrated media company. It is engaged in commercial television and radio broadcasting, publishing, editorial services, provision of internet-based online services, general media advertising, provision of advertising space and related production works, sale of programme rights, cable and streaming rights, content production, property management services, procurement services and other media industry-related services. The company owns free-to-air television stations namely TV3, 8TV, ntv7 and TV9. It manages its business in segments namely Omnia, Broadcasting, Outdoor Media, Print Media, Digital Media, and Home Shopping. The company's majority of the revenue is generated from the Omnia segment.

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