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What is Dayton Power & Light Co 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.

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Competitive Comparison of Dayton Power & Light Co's Volatility

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Dayton Power & Light Co'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.


Dayton Power & Light Co's Volatility Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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Dayton Power & Light Co  (OTCPK:DAYTP.PFD) 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.


Dayton Power & Light Co  (OTCPK:DAYTP.PFD) 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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Dayton Power & Light Co (Dayton Power & Light Co) Business Description

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Dayton Power & Light Co an Ohio corporation is a public utility incorporated in 1911. The Company sells electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and governmental customers in a 6,000 square mile area of West Central Ohio. Electricity for the Company's 24 county service area is generated at eight coal-fired power plants and is distributed to more than 513,000 retail customers. Principal industries served include automotive, food processing, paper, plastic, manufacturing and defense. It sells any excess energy and capacity into the wholesale market. It also sells electricity to DPLER, an affiliate, to satisfy the electric requirements of its retail customers. The Company's electric transmission and distribution businesses are subject to rate regulation by federal and state regulators while its generation business is not subject to such regulation.

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