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PSC (SGX:DM0) Beta : 0.27 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is PSC Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-15), PSC's Beta is 0.27.


PSC Beta Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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PSC Beta Chart

PSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.04 0.68 0.80 0.54 0.78

PSC 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 0.80 0.70 0.54 0.31 0.78

Competitive Comparison of PSC's Beta

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, PSC'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.


PSC's Beta Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, PSC's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



PSC 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.


PSC  (SGX:DM0) 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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PSC (SGX:DM0) Business Description

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Address
348 Jalan Boon Lay, Singapore, SGP, 619529
PSC Corp Ltd manufactures, distributes, and markets a diverse range of safe and quality consumer products. The company's business activity functions through Consumer Essentials Consumer Business and Strategic Investments Packaging segments. The Consumer essentials segment is engaged in the supply of provisions and household consumer products, retail franchising, manufacture, and sale of soya bean products and noodles; whereas the Strategic Investments Packaging manufactures and sells corrugated paper products and other packaging products. In addition, it is also involved in investment holding, property investment, health solutions, and property-related activities. Geographically the business presence is seen across the region of Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Japan.

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