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Cairo Amman Bank (AMM:CABK) Volatility : 6.80% (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Cairo Amman Bank 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 (2024-06-25), Cairo Amman Bank's Volatility is 6.80%.


Competitive Comparison of Cairo Amman Bank's Volatility

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Cairo Amman Bank'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.


Cairo Amman Bank's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Cairo Amman Bank's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cairo Amman Bank's Volatility falls into.



Cairo Amman Bank  (AMM:CABK) 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.


Cairo Amman Bank  (AMM:CABK) 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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Cairo Amman Bank (AMM:CABK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Wadi Saqra, Arar Street, P.O. Box 950661, Amman, JOR, 11195
Cairo Amman Bank is a banking services provider in Jordan, which focuses on providing a full range of commercial banking products. Its services are segmented into four divisions; Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury, and Others. The Retail Banking division secures majority of the company's revenue by providing individual customers' deposits, and consumer loans, overdrafts, credit card facilities, and funds transfer facilities. Within the Corporate banking division's scope, it principally handles loans and other credit facilities and deposit and current accounts for corporate and institutional customers. Treasury banking provides money market, trading and treasury services, as well as the management of the Bank's funding operations.

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