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Kane Biotech (TSXV:KNE) Beta : 0.16 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Kane Biotech Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-05), Kane Biotech's Beta is 0.16.


Kane Biotech Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kane Biotech's Beta can be seen below:

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Kane Biotech Beta Chart

Kane Biotech Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.11 0.34 0.56 0.46 0.42

Kane Biotech Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 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 -0.08 0.20 0.15 0.42 0.29

Competitive Comparison of Kane Biotech's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kane Biotech'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.


Kane Biotech's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Kane Biotech's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kane Biotech's Beta falls into.



Kane Biotech 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.


Kane Biotech  (TSXV:KNE) 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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Kane Biotech (TSXV:KNE) Business Description

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Address
290-100 Innovation Drive, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3T 6G2
Kane Biotech Inc is a biotechnology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of technologies and products that prevent and remove microbial biofilms. The company has a portfolio of biotechnologies, intellectual property and products developed by its own biofilm research expertise and acquired from research institutions. The Company has a separate operating segment for its Stem Animal Health subsidiary, which operates the animal health business. StrixNB, DispersinB, Aledex, bluestem, bluestem, silkstem, goldstem, coactiv+, DermaKB and DermaKB Biofilm are trademarks of the company. The firm is also engaged in the animal health business through its Stem Animal Health subsidiary.
Executives
Philip Renaud Director

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