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Gamuda Bhd (XKLS:5398) Beta : 0.13 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Gamuda Bhd Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-12), Gamuda Bhd's Beta is 0.13.


Gamuda Bhd Beta Historical Data

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

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Gamuda Bhd Beta Chart

Gamuda Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.23 1.76 1.22 0.58 0.36

Gamuda Bhd Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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 0.58 0.53 0.36 0.39 0.36

Competitive Comparison of Gamuda Bhd's Beta

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Gamuda 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.


Gamuda Bhd's Beta Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Gamuda Bhd's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gamuda 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.


Gamuda Bhd  (XKLS:5398) 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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Gamuda Bhd Business Description

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Address
No. 8, Jalan PJU8/8A, Menara Gamuda, D-16-01, Block D, PJ Trade Centre, Bandar Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47820
Gamuda Bhdis one of Malaysia's firms in infrastructure and property development. It helps construct highways, plants, ports, and other industrial developments throughout select regions, and the company also develops residential and commercial communities. The company has core business divisions: Engineering and construction and Property development. The engineering and construction segment generates more than half of the total revenue. Concessions granted to Gamuda from government authorities pertain to operating highways and water management. Gamuda operates highway tolls and works to minimize traffic congestion. As a water provider, it uses a multistep process to supply fresh clean water.

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