Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-02), CareFusion's Beta is Not available.
CareFusion Beta Historical Data
The historical data trend for CareFusion'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. * 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.
For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, CareFusion'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.
CareFusion's Beta Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, CareFusion's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CareFusion's Beta falls into.
CareFusion 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.
CareFusion (FRA:TCF) 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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CareFusion Corp a Delaware corporation was incorporated on January 14, 2009. It is a medical technology company. The Company offers a portfolio of products in the areas of medication management, infection prevention, operating room and procedural effectiveness, and respiratory care. Its primary product brands includes: Alaris intravenous (IV) infusion systems, Pyxis and Rowa automated medication dispensing and supply management systems, AVEA, Vela and LTV Series respiratory ventilators, ChloraPrep skin antiseptic products, MedMined data mining surveillance software and analytics, Vital Signs single-use consumables for respiratory care and anesthesiology, and Jaeger and SensorMedics cardiopulmonary diagnostic equipment. The Company operates in two business segments: Medical Systems and Procedural Solutions. In the Medical Systems segment, the Company develops, manufacture and market capital equipment and related supplies for medication management, which includes our infusion and medication dispensing technologies, supply management, as well as respiratory ventilation and diagnostic technologies. In the Procedural Solutions segment, the Company develops, manufacture and market single-use skin antiseptic and other patient-preparation products, specialty IV infusion valves, administration sets and accessories, IV catheters, IV drug preparation products, reusable surgical instruments, non-dedicated ventilator circuits and other disposables used for providing respiratory therapy, as well as single-use consumables for respiratory care and anesthesiology. The Company's competitors includes Baxter International; B. Braun; Fresenius Kabi; Hospira; Omnicell; McKesson; Dräger; MAQUET, 3M; ICU Medical; Becton, Dickinson; Baxter International; B. Braun; Hospira; Smiths Medical; CR Bard; Integra Life Sciences; and Teleflex. The Company's operations are subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act), as implemented and enforced by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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