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The Okomu Oil Palm Co (NSA:OKMO) Volatility : 32.99% (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is The Okomu Oil Palm Co 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), The Okomu Oil Palm Co's Volatility is 32.99%.


Competitive Comparison of The Okomu Oil Palm Co's Volatility

For the Farm Products subindustry, The Okomu Oil Palm Co'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.


The Okomu Oil Palm Co's Volatility Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Okomu Oil Palm Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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The Okomu Oil Palm Co  (NSA:OKMO) 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.


The Okomu Oil Palm Co  (NSA:OKMO) 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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The Okomu Oil Palm Co (NSA:OKMO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Okomu-Udo, Ovia South West LGA, P.M.B, Benin, NGA, 1449
The Okomu Oil Palm Co PLC engages in the cultivation of oil palm and rubber in Nigeria. The company has three reportable segments; the Palm Plantation segment, which produces fresh fruit bunches, crude palm oil, and crude palm kernel; the Rubber Plantation segment, which produces latex and rubber cake; and the Palm Processing segment, which renders palm processing from the company's mill processing equipment. The company processes fresh fruit bunches into crude palm oil for resale, and rubber lumps to rubber cake for export. The company generates maximum revenue from Palm oil products and Rubber products.

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