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China Healthwise Holdings (HKSE:00348) Volatility : 127.31% (As of Mar. 14, 2025)


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What is China Healthwise Holdings 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 (2025-03-14), China Healthwise Holdings's Volatility is 127.31%.


Competitive Comparison of China Healthwise Holdings's Volatility

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, China Healthwise Holdings'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.


China Healthwise Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, China Healthwise Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Healthwise Holdings's Volatility falls into.



China Healthwise Holdings  (HKSE:00348) 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.


China Healthwise Holdings  (HKSE:00348) 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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China Healthwise Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
168-200 Connaught Road Central, Unit 1209, Shun Tak Centre, West Tower, Hong Kong, HKG
China Healthwise Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. It operates in three segments: Chinese health products, Money lending business, and investment in financial instruments. The majority of its revenue comes from trading in Chinese health products, which include pharmaceutical products, ginseng, and dried seafood products. The company's geographical segments are Hong Kong and the PRC, of which key revenue is derived from Hong Kong.
Executives
Heng Tai Consumables Group Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Heng Tai Finance Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Eternity Investment Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Lei Hong Wai 2101 Beneficial owner

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