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African Energy Metals (TSXV:CUCO) Beta : -0.23 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is African Energy Metals Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-29), African Energy Metals's Beta is -0.23.


African Energy Metals Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Energy Metals'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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African Energy Metals Beta Chart

African Energy Metals Annual Data
Trend Feb13 Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.60 5.70 2.29 1.75 0.79

African Energy Metals Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 1.10 0.79 -0.77 -0.93 -1.40

Competitive Comparison of African Energy Metals's Beta

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, African Energy Metals'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.


African Energy Metals's Beta Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, African Energy Metals's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African Energy Metals's Beta falls into.



African Energy Metals 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.


African Energy Metals  (TSXV:CUCO) 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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African Energy Metals (TSXV:CUCO) Business Description

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750 West Pender Street, Suite 401, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2T7
African Energy Metals Inc is a natural resource company focused on acquiring, developing, and operating copper, cobalt, and lithium energy metals projects in the DRC. The company is implementing a carbon credit program complementary to mining operations.

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