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Philippine Bank of Communications (PHS:PBC) Volatility : 35.02% (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Philippine Bank of Communications 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 (2024-06-23), Philippine Bank of Communications's Volatility is 35.02%.


Competitive Comparison of Philippine Bank of Communications's Volatility

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Philippine Bank of Communications'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.


Philippine Bank of Communications's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Philippine Bank of Communications's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Philippine Bank of Communications's Volatility falls into.



Philippine Bank of Communications  (PHS:PBC) 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.


Philippine Bank of Communications  (PHS:PBC) 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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Philippine Bank of Communications (PHS:PBC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
6795 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street, PBCom Tower, P.O. Box 3281, Makati City, PHL, 1226
Philippine Bank of Communications is a banking corporation registered in the Philippines. It is engaged in providing retail and commercial banking services such as savings, deposits, current accounts, cash management, checking, time deposit account, and debit cards. It also offers consumer loans such as home loans, auto loans, and personal loans as well as investment services and wealth management, SME (small-medium enterprises) loans, and corporate loans. It organizes its business into five segments namely Branch Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury, Consumer Finance, and Trust and Wealth management. The company's revenue consists of interest income, dividends, fees, and commissions.

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