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Cognor Holding (WAR:COG) Volatility : 35.08% (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Cognor Holding 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 (2024-05-21), Cognor Holding's Volatility is 35.08%.


Competitive Comparison of Cognor Holding's Volatility

For the Steel subindustry, Cognor Holding'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.


Cognor Holding's Volatility Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Cognor Holding's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cognor Holding's Volatility falls into.



Cognor Holding  (WAR:COG) 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.


Cognor Holding  (WAR:COG) 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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Cognor Holding (WAR:COG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
ul. Zielona 26, Kielce, POL, 25-563
Cognor Holding SA operates in the steel industry. Its activities are divided into four business segments such as; Scrap division focuses on buying, processing, refining and selling of scrap metal and nonferrous scrap. Production division which contributes major revenue is responsible for processing scrap metal into steel billets, as well as converting steel billets and nonferrous scrap into finished products. The Distribution division sells various commodities, such as steel products, steel and nonferrous scrap and steel billets. The Other division includes materials recycling, among others. The firm's products range comprises metal bars, steel sheet, plates, pipes, and rods, as well as sheet zinc and tin plates, among others. Firm's majority revenue comes from Poland.

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