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Sky Network Television (NZSE:SKT) Beta : 1.23 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Sky Network Television Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-05), Sky Network Television's Beta is 1.23.


Sky Network Television Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sky Network Television's Beta can be seen below:

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Sky Network Television Beta Chart

Sky Network Television Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.26 1.74 1.30 1.96 1.44

Sky Network Television 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 1.90 1.96 1.94 1.44 1.05

Competitive Comparison of Sky Network Television's Beta

For the Entertainment subindustry, Sky Network Television'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.


Sky Network Television's Beta Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Sky Network Television's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sky Network Television's Beta falls into.



Sky Network Television 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.


Sky Network Television  (NZSE:SKT) 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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Sky Network Television (NZSE:SKT) Business Description

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10 Panorama Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland, NZL, 1060
Sky Network Television is the monopoly satellite pay-TV service provider in New Zealand, and distributes local and overseas content to its customers through a digital satellite network. It generates subscription and content revenue from these customers. This business is augmented by a free-to-air television channel (Prime) and expansion into other distribution channels such as online video on demand and online access to live sports.