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Skillcast Group (LSE:SKL) Volatility : 21.11% (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Skillcast Group 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 (2024-06-24), Skillcast Group's Volatility is 21.11%.


Competitive Comparison of Skillcast Group's Volatility

For the Software - Application subindustry, Skillcast Group'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.


Skillcast Group's Volatility Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Skillcast Group's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Skillcast Group's Volatility falls into.



Skillcast Group  (LSE:SKL) 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.


Skillcast Group  (LSE:SKL) 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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Skillcast Group (LSE:SKL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
80 Leadenhall Street, London, GBR, EC3A 3DH
Skillcast Group PLC is engaged in providing management services to other entities in the group. The Group provides software and content subscriptions and related professional services to enable companies to transform their staff compliance. The company has two revenue streams: SaaS subscriptions - The Group provides subscriptions to its content and technology products to the customer for subscription periods that are typically twelve months. The revenue is recognized evenly over the period of subscription, and Professional services - The Group provides customized and standard content to its clients under fixed-price contracts. Geographically, it operates in the UK, Europe, and the Rest of the world. It derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom.

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