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Cathay Pacific Airways (HKSE:00293) Volatility : 20.57% (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Cathay Pacific Airways 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 (2024-04-30), Cathay Pacific Airways's Volatility is 20.57%.


Competitive Comparison of Cathay Pacific Airways's Volatility

For the Airlines subindustry, Cathay Pacific Airways'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.


Cathay Pacific Airways's Volatility Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Cathay Pacific Airways's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay Pacific Airways's Volatility falls into.



Cathay Pacific Airways  (HKSE:00293) 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.


Cathay Pacific Airways  (HKSE:00293) 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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Cathay Pacific Airways (HKSE:00293) Business Description

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Address
88 Queensway, 33rd Floor, One Pacific Place, Hong Kong, HKG
Cathay Pacific Airways is the largest airline group in Hong Kong. It operated a fleet of 222 aircraft as of December 2022 and carried more than 35 million passengers in 2019. Its route network extends to 119 destinations in 35 countries. The group operates the full-service airline Cathay Pacific and the low-cost carrier HK Express. It also runs the cargo carrier Air Hong Kong.

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