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Wetherspoon (J D) (LSE:JDW) Beta : 1.03 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Wetherspoon (J D) Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-30), Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beta is 1.03.


Wetherspoon (J D) Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beta can be seen below:

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Wetherspoon (J D) Beta Chart

Wetherspoon (J D) Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.92 1.68 - - -

Wetherspoon (J D) Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 - - - - 1.03

Competitive Comparison of Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beta

For the Restaurants subindustry, Wetherspoon (J D)'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.


Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beta Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wetherspoon (J D)'s Beta falls into.



Wetherspoon (J D) 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.


Wetherspoon (J D)  (LSE:JDW) 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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Wetherspoon (J D) (LSE:JDW) Business Description

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Wetherspoon House, Central Park, Reeds Crescent, Watford, GBR, WD24 4WL
Wetherspoon (J D) PLC owns and operates close to 1,000 pubs throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The pubs generate nearly all of the company's total revenue, but it also has a very small hotel business. Its locations are in or near town centres or in suburban locations. It also has pubs in airports and railway stations. The company leases roughly half of its locations and owns the other half. Most of its pubs operate under individual brand names. Brands with multiple locations include Wetherspoon's and Moon Under Water.

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