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Continental AG (XTER:CON) Beta : 1.15 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Continental AG Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-12), Continental AG's Beta is 1.15.


Continental AG Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Continental AG'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.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Continental AG Beta Chart

Continental AG 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 1.37 1.39 1.37 1.32 1.19

Continental AG 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 1.10 1.19 1.12 1.12 1.18

Competitive Comparison of Continental AG's Beta

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Continental AG'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.


Continental AG's Beta Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Continental AG's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Continental AG's Beta falls into.



Continental AG 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.


Continental AG  (XTER:CON) 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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Continental AG Business Description

Address
Continental-Plaza 1, 30001, P.O. Box 1 69, Hanover, NI, DEU, 30175
Continental is a global auto supplier and tiremaker. Operating segments include the automotive group (electrical architecture and networking, autonomous mobility, safety and motion, smart mobility, and user experience), tires, and ContiTech which uses rubber in industrial and automotive components and systems. Last year, automotive group revenue was around 49% of the total, tire was 34%, ContiTech was 16%, and contract manufacturing for Vitesco was 1%. The top five customers include Ford, Mercedes-Benz, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, Stellantis, and Volkswagen, representing about 34% of total revenue. Europe, at 49% of total revenue, is the company's largest market, followed by North America at 27%, Asia (mostly China) at 21%, and 4% in other regions.
Executives
Christian Koetz Board of Directors
Philip Nelles Board of Directors
Nikolai Setzer Board of Directors
Dr. Ariane Reinhart Board of Directors
Katja Garcia Vila Board of Directors
Olaf Schick Board of Directors
Philipp Von Hirschheydt Board of Directors
Katja Dürrfeld Board of Directors
Frank Jourdan Board of Directors
Helmut Matschi Board of Directors
Andreas Wolf Board of Directors