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Gulf Energy Development PCL (BKK:GULF) Beta : 1.65 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Gulf Energy Development PCL Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-28), Gulf Energy Development PCL's Beta is 1.65.


Gulf Energy Development PCL Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulf Energy Development PCL's Beta can be seen below:

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Gulf Energy Development PCL Beta Chart

Gulf Energy Development PCL 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 - 1.08 1.19 1.20 1.37

Gulf Energy Development PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.20 1.48 1.36 1.36 1.37

Competitive Comparison of Gulf Energy Development PCL's Beta

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Gulf Energy Development PCL'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.


Gulf Energy Development PCL's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Gulf Energy Development PCL's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Energy Development PCL's Beta falls into.



Gulf Energy Development PCL 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.


Gulf Energy Development PCL  (BKK:GULF) 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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Gulf Energy Development PCL (BKK:GULF) Business Description

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Wireless Road, All Seasons Place, 87 M.Thai Tower 11th Floor, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, THA, 10330
Gulf Energy Development PCL is a Thailand based business, that engages in electricity-generating business. The principal operation of the group is to generate and sell electricity, steam and cold water storing and converting natural gas from liquid to gas, provide satellite services and, and other related businesses. It is also involved in the business of renewable energy, such as solar rooftops and biomass energy. It operates through the following segments: The power segment, the Infrastructure segment, Satellite business segment, and Consulting segment. Geographically the company caters its services to both domestic and international markets.

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