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Sanlam Kenya (NAI:SLAM) Volatility : 33.01% (As of Sep. 24, 2024)


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What is Sanlam Kenya 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 (2024-09-24), Sanlam Kenya's Volatility is 33.01%.


Competitive Comparison of Sanlam Kenya's Volatility

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Sanlam Kenya'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.


Sanlam Kenya's Volatility Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Sanlam Kenya's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sanlam Kenya's Volatility falls into.



Sanlam Kenya  (NAI:SLAM) 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.


Sanlam Kenya  (NAI:SLAM) 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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Sanlam Kenya Business Description

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Address
Sanlam Tower, Waiyaki Way, P.O Box 44041, Westlands, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
Sanlam Kenya PLC is engaged in the underwriting of all classes of long-term and short-term insurance businesses through its subsidiaries. The reporting business segments of the company are the Ordinary life insurance segment offers individual life insurance products; the Superannuation segment deals with group insurance schemes; the General insurance segment offers general insurance products, and the Investments segment provides investment management services. The company generates all its revenue from Kenya.

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