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Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co (SZSE:002589) Volatility : 29.66% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Realcan Pharmaceutical Group 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 (2024-04-27), Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co's Volatility is 29.66%.


Competitive Comparison of Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co's Volatility

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Realcan Pharmaceutical Group 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.


Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co's Volatility Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co  (SZSE:002589) 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.


Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co  (SZSE:002589) 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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Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co (SZSE:002589) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 326, Airport Road, Zhifu District, Shandong Province, Yantai, CHN, 264004
Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd is a Chinese company engaged in direct pharmaceuticals distribution services. The company's main business is divided into the Drug, vaccine, medical device circulation service; Medical industry third-party logistics; Medical information service; Medical logistics service; Chinese medicine plate; Hospital management sector; Medical industry research and development production sector; and Medical industry financial sector.

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