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Hwa Tai Industries Bhd (XKLS:8478) Beta : 0.73 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-14), Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Beta is 0.73.


Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Beta can be seen below:

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Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Beta Chart

Hwa Tai Industries 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 0.35 0.67 0.31 0.12 -0.13

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.03 -0.13 0.10 0.10 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Beta

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hwa Tai Industries 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.


Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Beta Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Beta falls into.



Hwa Tai Industries 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.


Hwa Tai Industries Bhd  (XKLS:8478) 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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Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Business Description

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Address
No. L9, Jalan ML 16, ML-16 Industrial Park, Seri Kembangan, SGR, MYS, 43300
Hwa Tai Industries Bhd operates as a biscuit manufacturing and investment holding. Its activities are biscuit manufacturing, property holding, and trading. It operates through the following segments: Manufacturing and Trading. The company's products include crackers, cookies, assorted biscuits, cakes, and cream sandwiches and are marketed under the brand name of Hwa Tai and Luxury. The majority of revenue is from the Manufacturing segment. Geographically it operates locally & internationally, out of which the majority is from local sales.

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