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Shaw Brothers Holdings (HKSE:00953) Volatility : 47.08% (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is Shaw Brothers 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 (2024-05-09), Shaw Brothers Holdings's Volatility is 47.08%.


Competitive Comparison of Shaw Brothers Holdings's Volatility

For the Entertainment subindustry, Shaw Brothers 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.


Shaw Brothers Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Shaw Brothers Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shaw Brothers Holdings's Volatility falls into.



Shaw Brothers Holdings  (HKSE:00953) 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.


Shaw Brothers Holdings  (HKSE:00953) 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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Shaw Brothers Holdings (HKSE:00953) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
77 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, 19th Floor, Leighton Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
Shaw Brothers Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes Films, drama and non-drama and Artiste and event management that provides artiste and event management services, It generates maximum revenue from the Films, drama and non-drama segment that includes investments, productions, and distribution of films, drama and nondrama. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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