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Postalvings Bank Of China Co (HKSE:01658) Beta : 0.93 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Postalvings Bank Of China Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-06), Postalvings Bank Of China Co's Beta is 0.93.


Postalvings Bank Of China Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Postalvings Bank Of China Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Postalvings Bank Of China Co Beta Chart

Postalvings Bank Of China Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.81 0.82 0.62 0.94 1.03

Postalvings Bank Of China Co Quarterly Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 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 0.95 1.00 1.04 1.03 0.95

Competitive Comparison of Postalvings Bank Of China Co's Beta

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Postalvings Bank Of China Co'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.


Postalvings Bank Of China Co's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Postalvings Bank Of China Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Postalvings Bank Of China Co's Beta falls into.



Postalvings Bank Of China Co 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.


Postalvings Bank Of China Co  (HKSE:01658) 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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Postalvings Bank Of China Co (HKSE:01658) Business Description

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248 Queen’s Road East, 40th Floor, Dah Sing Financial Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, HKG
Postal Savings Bank of China is headquartered in Beijing. The bank is the fifth-largest commercial bank in China by deposits. The bank was established in 2007 as the postal savings and remittance business of its parent, China Post Group. The bank completed its joint-stock reform in 2012. The bank got listed on Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges in 2016 and 2019 respectively. It boasts over 500 million individual customers and more than 40,000 outlets, which are among the largest customer bases and distribution networks in China.

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