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Asian Paints (BOM:500820) Volatility : 23.36% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Asian Paints 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 (2024-04-27), Asian Paints's Volatility is 23.36%.


Competitive Comparison of Asian Paints's Volatility

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Asian Paints'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.


Asian Paints's Volatility Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Asian Paints's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asian Paints's Volatility falls into.



Asian Paints  (BOM:500820) 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.


Asian Paints  (BOM:500820) 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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Asian Paints (BOM:500820) Business Description

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Address
Asian Paints House, 6A, Shantinagar, Santacruz (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 055
Asian Paints Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of paint and home improvement products. The firm organizes itself into two segments based on product type. The paints segment, which generates the vast majority of revenue, sells interior and exterior paints, metal finish, and wood finish. The home improvement segment sells kitchen and bathroom products. Asian Paints sells its products to distributors and directly to the home improvement industry through the company's network of retail stores. The majority of revenue comes from India.

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