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KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P (KUW:KAMCO) Volatility : 26.40% (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P 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 (2024-05-01), KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's Volatility is 26.40%.


Competitive Comparison of KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's Volatility

For the Asset Management subindustry, KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P'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.


KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's Volatility Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's Volatility falls into.



KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P  (KUW:KAMCO) 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.


KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P  (KUW:KAMCO) 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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KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P (KUW:KAMCO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Khalid Bin Waleed Street, Al-Shaheed Tower, P.O.Box 28873, Sharq, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13149
KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P is an investment banking company. Its activities include purchasing and investing in shares or bonds of the companies in real estate, industrial and agricultural sector, managing the funds of public and private institutions, a brokerage in lending and borrowing operations, provision of loans, dealing and trading in the foreign currency market, and undertaking operations related to securities trading such as purchase and sale of shares and bonds of companies. The company's segments include Investment banking and advisory, Asset management, Brokerage, and Strategic investments & corporate overheads. The company makes majority of its revenue from Asset management segment.

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