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Toyobo Co (FRA:TO7) Volatility : 10.68% (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Toyobo 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.

As of today (2024-12-14), Toyobo Co's Volatility is 10.68%.


Competitive Comparison of Toyobo Co's Volatility

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Toyobo 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.


Toyobo Co's Volatility Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Toyobo Co's Volatility falls into.



Toyobo Co  (FRA:TO7) 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.


Toyobo Co  (FRA:TO7) 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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Toyobo Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2-8, Dojima Hama 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-8230
Toyobo Co Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The films and functional polymers segment, which generates more of Toyobo's revenue than any other segment, sells industrial films for liquid crystal displays, packaging films for food packaging, and engineered plastics and coatings for electronics. The industrial materials segment sells airbag fabrics and polyester for tires to the automotive industry. The healthcare segment sells enzymes for diagnostics, diagnostic systems, pharmaceuticals, and seawater desalination modules. The textiles segment sells synthetic and acrylic fibers used for apparel production. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.

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