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ISEC Healthcare (SGX:40T) Volatility : 39.63% (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is ISEC Healthcare 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 (2024-05-27), ISEC Healthcare's Volatility is 39.63%.


Competitive Comparison of ISEC Healthcare's Volatility

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, ISEC Healthcare'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.


ISEC Healthcare's Volatility Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, ISEC Healthcare's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ISEC Healthcare's Volatility falls into.



ISEC Healthcare  (SGX:40T) 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.


ISEC Healthcare  (SGX:40T) 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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ISEC Healthcare (SGX:40T) Business Description

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Address
51 Goldhill Plaza, No. 10-07/08, Singapore, SGP, 308900
ISEC Healthcare Ltd is a Singapore based company engaged in providing medical eye care services through its subsidiaries. It also provides ambulatory surgical centers. In addition, the group is also focused on offering general medical services and aesthetic treatment services. The company has two reportable segments, namely Specialized health services, which include the provision of medical care, consultancy, treatment and surgery in the field of ophthalmology; and General health services which includes the provision of general medical and procedural treatment services It generates maximum revenue from the specialized health services segment. The firm operates in Singapore and Malaysia, of which key revenue is derived from Malaysia.

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