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IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL (BKK:IFS) Volatility : 12.85% (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL 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 (2024-05-17), IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL's Volatility is 12.85%.


Competitive Comparison of IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL's Volatility

For the Credit Services subindustry, IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL'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.


IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL's Volatility Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL's Volatility falls into.



IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL  (BKK:IFS) 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.


IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL  (BKK:IFS) 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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IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL (BKK:IFS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1168/55 Rama IV Road, 20th Floor Lumpini Tower, Tungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok, THA, 10120
IFS Capital Holdings (Thailand) PCL is a Thailand-based company which is involved in three business segments. A factoring business is a short-term loan that provides liquidity to the business immediately and enables the business to increase its turnover in the form of buying accounts receivable. The factoring facility applies to both domestic and international sales. Hire purchase and finance leasing businesses are long-term loans for investment in the business industry. Others encompass a range of activities from corporate decisions, income and expenses not attributed to the business segments described. The majority is derived from Factoring Business.