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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (JSE:WBO) Volatility : 21.47% (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon 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 (2024-05-08), Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Volatility is 21.47%.


Competitive Comparison of Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Volatility

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon'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.


Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Volatility Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Volatility falls into.



Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon  (JSE:WBO) 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.


Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon  (JSE:WBO) 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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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (JSE:WBO) Business Description

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Address
53 Andries Street, Wynberg, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd is a South Africa-based construction company. The company's business activities encompass designing, construction, and procurement, as well as civil engineering, works for large-scale public and private projects, roads and earthworks projects, and turnkey projects. The company also provides construction materials, real estate development, and other services. Its customers predominanlty come from the retail, residential, hotel and entertainment, infrastructure, mining, energy, and oil and gas sectors. Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovconc operates in South Africa, United Kingdom and Rest of Africa. Substantial part of the overall revenue is generated from its operations in South Africa.

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