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Sharda Cropchem (NSE:SHARDACROP) Volatility : 50.53% (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Sharda Cropchem 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 (2024-12-12), Sharda Cropchem's Volatility is 50.53%.


Competitive Comparison of Sharda Cropchem's Volatility

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Sharda Cropchem'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.


Sharda Cropchem's Volatility Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Sharda Cropchem's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sharda Cropchem's Volatility falls into.



Sharda Cropchem  (NSE:SHARDACROP) 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.


Sharda Cropchem  (NSE:SHARDACROP) 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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Sharda Cropchem Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Dashrathlal Joshi Road, 2nd Floor, Prime Business Park, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 056
Sharda Cropchem Ltd is an agrochemical company based in India. It markets and sells formulations and active ingredients for agricultural purposes through its subsidiaries. The company functions through two segments, which are Agrochemicals, and Non Agrochemicals. The company earns a majority of its income through the development and sale of agrochemicals such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and biocides. It sells conveyor belts, V-belts, timing belts, dyes, general chemicals. and dye intermediaries under the Non Agrochemicals segment. Geographically, it derives its key revenue is derived from Europe and the rest from the NAFTA countries, Latin America, India, and the rest of the world.

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