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Gas Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:5209) Volatility : 15.20% (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is Gas Malaysia Bhd 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 (2024-06-22), Gas Malaysia Bhd's Volatility is 15.20%.


Competitive Comparison of Gas Malaysia Bhd's Volatility

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Gas Malaysia Bhd'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.


Gas Malaysia Bhd's Volatility Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Gas Malaysia Bhd's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gas Malaysia Bhd's Volatility falls into.



Gas Malaysia Bhd  (XKLS:5209) 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.


Gas Malaysia Bhd  (XKLS:5209) 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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Gas Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:5209) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Number 5, Jalan Serendah 26/17, Seksyen 26, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40732
Gas Malaysia Bhd is a Malaysian gas utility company of which the shareholder is the state-owned Malaysian energy corporation, Petronas. Gas Malaysia is involved in the distribution and sale of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) within the Natural Gas Distribution System in Peninsular Malaysia. The company segments its operations into Natural Gas and LPG and Others. Nearly all of Gas Malaysia's revenue is derived from its Natural Gas and LPG division. Within this unit, the sale of natural gas generates the vast majority of revenue. Malaysia Gas also receives revenue from sales of LPG, the construction of pipelines, and pipeline usage tolling fees. While the company serves a variety of industrial and commercial consumers, its customers are residential entities.

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