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YMHAY (Yamaha Motor Co) Beta : 0.81 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Yamaha Motor Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-15), Yamaha Motor Co's Beta is 0.81.


Yamaha Motor Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yamaha Motor Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Yamaha Motor Co Beta Chart

Yamaha Motor Co Annual Data
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Beta
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Yamaha Motor Co 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 1.20 1.06 0.94 0.91 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Yamaha Motor Co's Beta

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Yamaha Motor Co'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.


Yamaha Motor Co's Beta Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Yamaha Motor Co's Beta falls into.



Yamaha Motor Co 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.


Yamaha Motor Co  (OTCPK:YMHAY) 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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Yamaha Motor Co Business Description

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Address
2500, Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka, JPN, 438-8501
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd is an automobile and electronics manufacturing company. The company is organised into five segments based on product type: motorcycles, marine products, power products, industrial machinery and robots, and other products. The motorcycles segment, contributing the majority of consolidated revenue, manufactures on- and off-road motorcycles, along with related motorcycle parts. Marine Products, the next-largest contributor to revenue, manufactures outboard motors, personal watercraft, and boats. Yamaha derives the majority of sales from Asia, with North America and Europe the next most significant markets.