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Holmen AB (OSTO:HOLM A) Beta : 0.79 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Holmen AB Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-08), Holmen AB's Beta is 0.79.


Holmen AB Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Holmen AB's Beta can be seen below:

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Holmen AB Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Holmen AB's Beta

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Holmen AB's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Holmen AB's Beta Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Holmen AB's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Holmen AB 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.


Holmen AB  (OSTO:HOLM A) 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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Holmen AB (OSTO:HOLM A) Business Description

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Strandvagen 1, P.O. Box 5407, Stockholm, SWE, SE-114 84
Holmen AB produces and sells timber, wood products, a variety of paper products, and electricity generated through renewable energy sources. The company organizes itself into five segments based on product type: Forest, Paperboard, Paper, Wood Products, and Renewable Energy. The company's product portfolio includes logs, biofuel, paperboard for consumer packaging, paper for books, construction timber, and renewable energy from hydro and wind power. The company's customer segment is composed of printing firms, sawmills, pulp mills, paper mills, construction industry, and packaging industry, among others. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's paper and paperboard segments combined, and it earns majoroty of its revenue in Europe.

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