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Rafhan Maize Product Co (KAR:RMPL) Volatility : 30.22% (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Rafhan Maize Product Co 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 (2024-06-23), Rafhan Maize Product Co's Volatility is 30.22%.


Competitive Comparison of Rafhan Maize Product Co's Volatility

For the Farm Products subindustry, Rafhan Maize Product Co'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.


Rafhan Maize Product Co's Volatility Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Rafhan Maize Product Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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Rafhan Maize Product Co  (KAR:RMPL) 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.


Rafhan Maize Product Co  (KAR:RMPL) 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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Rafhan Maize Product Co (KAR:RMPL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Rakh Canal, East Road, P.O. Box 62, Faisalabad, PB, PAK, 38060
Rafhan Maize Product Co Ltd is involved in the business of using maize as the basic raw material to manufacture and sell industrial products. The firm's major products are Industrial Starches, Liquid Glucose, Dextrose, Dextrin, and Gluten Meals. It supplies its products to textiles, pharmaceuticals, paper, food, baking, confectionery, and other industries. The company sells its products in Pakistan and also exports them to other countries, of which key revenue is derived within Pakistan.

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