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African And Overseas Enterprises (JSE:AOO) Volatility : 1.56% (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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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 (2024-04-24), African And Overseas Enterprises's Volatility is 1.56%.


Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, African And Overseas Enterprises'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.


African And Overseas Enterprises Volatility Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, African And Overseas Enterprises's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African And Overseas Enterprises's Volatility falls into.



African And Overseas Enterprises  (JSE:AOO) 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.


African And Overseas Enterprises  (JSE:AOO) 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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African And Overseas Enterprises (JSE:AOO) Business Description

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Address
263 Victoria Road, Rex Trueform Office Park, Salt River,, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7925
African And Overseas Enterprises Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates in five segments: Retail division comprises the retailing of fashion apparel through Queenspark stores in South Africa. Property division comprises of the group's property portfolio based in Cape Town which includes both investment and owner-occupied properties.; Water infrastructure segment comprises an indirect investment made in a private water and wastewater utility group operating in the South African provinces of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, Media and broadcasting comprises the provision of media and satellite equipment and services through Telemedia, and the Group Services division manages the corporate responsibility and includes corporate costs. The Retail Segment derives maximum revenue.

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