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Indus Gas (LSE:INDI) Volatility : 44.10% (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is Indus Gas 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 (2024-06-13), Indus Gas's Volatility is 44.10%.


Competitive Comparison of Indus Gas's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Indus Gas'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.


Indus Gas's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Indus Gas's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Indus Gas's Volatility falls into.



Indus Gas  (LSE:INDI) 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.


Indus Gas  (LSE:INDI) 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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Indus Gas (LSE:INDI) Business Description

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Address
Tudor House, 1st Floor, Le Bordage, Saint Peter Port, GGY, GY1 1DB
Indus Gas Ltd is an oil and gas exploration and development company. It is mainly engaged in exploring, developing, producing, distributing, and marketing hydrocarbons including natural gas initially in India. The company holds an interest in on-shore Block RJ-ON/6 situated in Indus Basin. Its products include natural gas and by-product condensate. The Company considers that it operates in a single operating segment the production and sale of gas. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Asia.