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Hong Leong Bank Bhd (XKLS:5819) Beta : 0.54 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Hong Leong Bank Bhd Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-04-04), Hong Leong Bank Bhd's Beta is 0.54.


Hong Leong Bank Bhd Beta Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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Hong Leong Bank Bhd Beta Chart

Hong Leong Bank Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.01 1.11 0.93 0.73 0.39

Hong Leong Bank Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 0.38 0.34 0.39 0.45 0.43

Competitive Comparison of Hong Leong Bank Bhd's Beta

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Hong Leong Bank 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 Bank Bhd's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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


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Hong Leong Bank 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 Bank Bhd  (XKLS:5819) 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 Bank Bhd Business Description

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Address
No.6, Jalan Damanlela, Level 30, Menara Hong Leong, Bukit, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50490
Hong Leong Bank Bhd is a regional financial services company. Its segments include Personal Financial Services, Business & Corporate Banking, Global Markets, Overseas/International Operations, and Other operations. Personal Financial Services segment focuses mainly on servicing individual customers and small businesses. Business & Corporate Banking focuses on corporate and small and medium enterprises. Global Markets refers to its domestic treasury and capital market operations and includes foreign exchange, money market operations as well as capital market securities trading and investments. Overseas/International Operations include the bank's overseas branches, subsidiaries, and associates. Other operations segment includes head office and other business segment.

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