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Jersey Electricity (LSE:JEL) Beta : 0.58 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Jersey Electricity Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-23), Jersey Electricity's Beta is 0.58.


Jersey Electricity Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jersey Electricity's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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Jersey Electricity Beta Chart

Jersey Electricity Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.22 0.18 - - 0.26

Jersey Electricity Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.26 -

Competitive Comparison of Jersey Electricity's Beta

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Jersey Electricity's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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.


Jersey Electricity's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Jersey Electricity's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jersey Electricity's Beta falls into.



Jersey Electricity Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Jersey Electricity  (LSE:JEL) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Jersey Electricity (LSE:JEL) Business Description

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Address
Queen's Road, P.O. Box 45, The Powerhouse, Saint Helier, JEY, JE4 8NY
Jersey Electricity PLC functions in the United Kingdom utility industry through the importation, transmission, distribution, generation, and supply of electricity. The company's business segments are divided into Energy, Building Services, retail, property, and others. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Energy segment. The property management business consists of the management of retail parks, stores, and medical centers.

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