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Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings (HKSE:01001) Volatility : 22.28% (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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 (2024-06-19), Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Volatility is 22.28%.


Competitive Comparison of Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Volatility

For the Steel subindustry, Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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.


Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Volatility falls into.



Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings  (HKSE:01001) 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.


Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings  (HKSE:01001) 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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Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings (HKSE:01001) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
41 Lockhart Road, East Town Building, Rooms 1103-05, 11th Floor, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the distribution and processing of construction materials such as steel products; trading of sanitary wares and kitchen cabinets; and property investment and fund management businesses. The company's segment includes Steels Distribution and Processing Business; Building Products Distribution Business and Property Investment and Fund Management Business. The company generates maximum revenue from the Steels Distribution and Processing Business segment. Geographically the group has a presence in Hong Kong and Mainland China, of which key revenue is generated from Hong Kong.
Executives
Perfect Capital International Corp. 2101 Beneficial owner
Huge Top Industrial Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
Yao Cho Fai Andrew 2101 Beneficial owner

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