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Equatorial Resources (ASX:EQX) Volatility : 28.88% (As of Apr. 22, 2025)


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What is Equatorial Resources 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 (2025-04-22), Equatorial Resources's Volatility is 28.88%.


Competitive Comparison of Equatorial Resources's Volatility

For the Steel subindustry, Equatorial Resources'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.


Equatorial Resources's Volatility Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Equatorial Resources's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Equatorial Resources's Volatility falls into.


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Equatorial Resources  (ASX:EQX) 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.


Equatorial Resources  (ASX:EQX) 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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Equatorial Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
28 The Esplanade, Level 9, BGC Centre, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Equatorial Resources Ltd is an iron ore exploration and development company. The company's iron ore projects are located in the Republic of Congo (ROC). The company focuses on advancing its existing mineral resource assets in Africa, as well as searching for new opportunities in the resources sector. It operates the Badondo Iron Project located in the northwest region of the Republic of Congo. Central & West Africa hosts a regional distribution of undeveloped world-class high-grade iron ore deposits. It is comprised of the same rock type and similar geological formation as the Carajas System in South America.

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