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Armada Mercantile (Armada Mercantile) Volatility : 80.43% (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Armada Mercantile Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-05-06), Armada Mercantile's Volatility is 80.43%.


Competitive Comparison of Armada Mercantile's Volatility

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Armada Mercantile's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.


Armada Mercantile's Volatility Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Armada Mercantile's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Armada Mercantile's Volatility falls into.



Armada Mercantile  (OTCPK:AAMTF) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* 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.


Armada Mercantile  (OTCPK:AAMTF) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Armada Mercantile (Armada Mercantile) Business Description

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1616 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 100, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6J 1K2
Armada Mercantile Ltd is engaged in the business of investing in new and existing businesses and organizations. The company is a financial services company that focuses on merchant banking through its wholly-owned subsidiary Armada Group USA, Inc. The company, through its investment in Oxygen Funding, Inc. which offers commercial finance services to companies; internationally, including account receivables "factoring", supply chain, equipment leasing, merchant cash advance and purchase order and other types of specialized finance.

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