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Torrent Power (NSE:TORNTPOWER) Beta : 1.25 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Torrent Power Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-28), Torrent Power's Beta is 1.25.


Torrent Power Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Torrent Power's Beta can be seen below:

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Torrent Power Beta Chart

Torrent Power Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.80 0.51 0.49 0.48 0.96

Torrent Power 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 0.70 0.96 0.98 1.04 1.46

Competitive Comparison of Torrent Power's Beta

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Torrent Power'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.


Torrent Power's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Torrent Power's Beta falls into.



Torrent Power 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.


Torrent Power  (NSE:TORNTPOWER) 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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Torrent Power (NSE:TORNTPOWER) Business Description

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Samanvay, 600, Tapovan, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, GJ, IND, 380015
Torrent Power Ltd is an Indian utility company engaged in the business of power generation, transmission, and distribution. Both by itself and through its subsidiaries, Torrent Power operates a portfolio of gas, combined cycle, coal, wind, and solar power plants. The company's gas-fired facilities constitute most of its energy-producing capacity. Torrent Power generates the vast majority of its revenue from the supply of power generated by its facilities and transmitted through its power grids to areas of Western and Northern India. Its sales are fairly evenly divided among residential, commercial, low tension and high tension consumers. The low tension customer class would include smaller manufacturing units, while high tension would be composed of heavier industrial entities.

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