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Santen Pharmaceutical Co (Santen Pharmaceutical Co) Volatility : 19.93% (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Santen Pharmaceutical 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 (2024-04-30), Santen Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility is 19.93%.


Competitive Comparison of Santen Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Santen Pharmaceutical 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.


Santen Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Santen Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Santen Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility falls into.



Santen Pharmaceutical Co  (OTCPK:SNPHY) 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.


Santen Pharmaceutical Co  (OTCPK:SNPHY) 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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Santen Pharmaceutical Co (Santen Pharmaceutical Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Grand Front Osaka Tower A, 4-20 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-8552
Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is a drug manufacturing company that focuses on ophthalmic products. The company reports two primary operating segments: prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals and other. The pharmaceuticals segment includes over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, while the other segment includes medical devices. The vast majority of Santen's revenue is derived from its prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals segment, which manufactures and distributes prescription and OTC pharmaceuticals. Most of Santen's sales are generated in Japan, followed by other Asian countries.

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