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Keells Foods Products (COL:KFP.N0000) Volatility : 18.09% (As of Sep. 22, 2024)


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What is Keells Foods Products 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 (2024-09-22), Keells Foods Products's Volatility is 18.09%.


Competitive Comparison of Keells Foods Products's Volatility

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Keells Foods Products'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.


Keells Foods Products's Volatility Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Keells Foods Products's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Keells Foods Products's Volatility falls into.



Keells Foods Products  (COL:KFP.N0000) 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.


Keells Foods Products  (COL:KFP.N0000) 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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Keells Foods Products Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 16, Minuwangoda Road, Ekala, Ja-Ela, LKA
Keells Foods Products PLC produces and sells processed meat products. The company offers sausages, meatballs, pork, beef, crumbed as well as formed meat, Chinese rolls, and canned products. The company generates the majority of its total revenue from Sri Lanka.

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