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Roebuck Food Group (LSE:RFG) Beta : -0.48 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Roebuck Food Group Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-16), Roebuck Food Group's Beta is -0.48.


Roebuck Food Group Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Roebuck Food Group's Beta can be seen below:

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Roebuck Food Group Beta Chart

Roebuck Food Group Annual Data
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Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.71 -0.20 - - -0.09

Roebuck Food Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 - - - - -0.09

Competitive Comparison of Roebuck Food Group's Beta

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Roebuck Food Group'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.


Roebuck Food Group's Beta Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Roebuck Food Group's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Roebuck Food Group's Beta falls into.



Roebuck Food Group 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.


Roebuck Food Group  (LSE:RFG) 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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Roebuck Food Group (LSE:RFG) Business Description

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Address
7 Carrivekeeney Road, Co.Down, Newry, IRL, BT35 7LU
Roebuck Food Group PLC is a warehousing company serving the food manufacturing, distribution, and retailing sectors. Its segments include Product Sourcing Business and Dairy farming. The product sourcing business is a protein sourcing business with a sales footprint across Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe, expanding into other geographical markets. The dairy business is made up of Cantwellscourt Farm, which is a large A2 milking farm based in Kilkenny, Ireland and Grass 2 Milk which is a value-add functional nutrition business focused on A2 dairy protein with global market potential. It generates maximum revenue from the Product Sourcing Business segment.

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