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.
Competitive Comparison of Orion Energy Systems's Volatility
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Orion Energy Systems'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.
Orion Energy Systems's Volatility Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Orion Energy Systems's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Orion Energy Systems's Volatility falls into.
Orion Energy Systems (NAS:OESX) 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.
Orion Energy Systems (NAS:OESX) 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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Orion Energy Systems (Orion Energy Systems) Business Description
Orion Energy Systems Inc is a developer, manufacturer, and seller of lighting and energy management systems. The company segments include Orion Services Group (OSG), which accounts for the majority revenue; Orion Distribution Services Division (ODS); Orion U.S. Markets Division (USM); Orion Electric Vehicle Charging Systems and Corporate and Other. The OSG segment develops and sells lighting products and provides construction and engineering services for commercial lighting and energy management system also provides retailers, distributors and other businesses with maintenance, repair and replacement services for the lighting and related electrical components deployed in their facilities.
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