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Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG (MUS:MHAS) Volatility : 13.24% (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG 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 (2024-05-26), Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG's Volatility is 13.24%.


Competitive Comparison of Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG'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.


Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG  (MUS:MHAS) 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.


Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG  (MUS:MHAS) 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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Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing CoOG (MUS:MHAS) Business Description

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Address
Mina Al Fahal, P.O. Box 57, Mina Al Fahal, OMN, 116
Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing Co SAOG markets and distributes petroleum products. It supplies fuel and petroleum-based products to retail, industrial, and aviation markets and offers environment-friendly oil and lubricants through its service stations. The company maintains a network of service stations throughout Oman. Its product portfolio covers Gasoline, Diesel, Aviation fuel, Kerosene, and Lubricants. The company operates its business through the segments of Retail sales, Commercial sales, and Other sales. The retail sales segment derives key revenue for the company which includes sales made through company-operated stations, dealer-operated stations, and third-party-operated stations.

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