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Nihon Kagakungyo Co (TSE:4094) Volatility : 17.00% (As of Sep. 24, 2024)


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What is Nihon Kagakungyo 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 (2024-09-24), Nihon Kagakungyo Co's Volatility is 17.00%.


Competitive Comparison of Nihon Kagakungyo Co's Volatility

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Nihon Kagakungyo 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.


Nihon Kagakungyo Co's Volatility Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nihon Kagakungyo Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nihon Kagakungyo Co's Volatility falls into.



Nihon Kagakungyo Co  (TSE:4094) 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.


Nihon Kagakungyo Co  (TSE:4094) 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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Nihon Kagakungyo Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
20-5 Shitaya 2-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo, JPN
Nihon Kagaku Sangyo Co Ltd is a Japan-based chemical manufacturer. Its business activities are divided into two divisions including Chemical business which is engaged in production and sales of organic and inorganic industrial chemicals. And Building Materials business which offers metal products. Its chemical product offerings include copper compounds, tin compounds, nickel compounds, cobalt compounds, metallic soaps, among others. The building materials division offers products including plancier air vent, nent roof, finish hardware, mail post, approach stainless steel, handrails, heat exchanger, metal eaves fascia and cold rolling forming hardware.

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