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Skillsoft (Skillsoft) Beta : 1.79 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Skillsoft Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-14), Skillsoft's Beta is 1.79.


Skillsoft Beta Historical Data

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

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Skillsoft Beta Chart

Skillsoft Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Jan20 Jan23 Jan24
Beta
- - 1.26 1.85

Skillsoft Quarterly Data
Apr19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jul21 Oct21 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1.26 1.82 1.69 1.85 1.85

Competitive Comparison of Skillsoft's Beta

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Skillsoft'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.


Skillsoft's Beta Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Skillsoft's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Skillsoft 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.


Skillsoft  (NYSE:SKIL) 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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Skillsoft (Skillsoft) Business Description

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Address
300 Innovative Way, Suite 201, Nashua, NH, USA, 03062
Skillsoft Corp is a leader in corporate digital learning. The company's segment includes Skillsoft content and Global Knowledge. The Skillsoft business engages in the sale, marketing, and delivery of its content learning solutions, in areas such as Leadership and Business, Technology and Developer and Compliance. Its Global Knowledge business offers training solutions covering information technology and business skills for corporations and their employees.
Executives
Jeffrey R Tarr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer DIGITALGLOBE, INC., 1300 WEST 120TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER CO 80234
Peter Schmitt director 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Matthew Glitzer officer: CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER 300 INNOVATIVE WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062
Lawrence Charles Illg director SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Jose Torres officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1300 W. 120TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER CO 80234
Richard Walker officer: Chief Strategy & Corp Dev Ofc C/O SERVICESOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., 717 17TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Patrick Kolek director SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Ciara Harrington officer: Interim Chief People Officer C/O SKILLSOFT CORP., 300 INNOVATION WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062-5746
Gary W Ferrera officer: Chief Financial Officer 3250 BRIARPARK, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77042
Kristi Hummel officer: Chief People Officer 300 INNOVATIVE WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062
Zachary Sims officer: GM Tech & Dev, CEO Codecademy 575 BROADWAY, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10012
Mih Learning B.v. director, 10 percent owner SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Naspers Ltd director, 10 percent owner NASPERS CENTRE PO BOX 2271, CAPETOWN 8000, SOUTH AFRICA T3 00000
N.v. Prosus director, 10 percent owner SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Ryan H Murray officer: Interim CFO, CAO SKILLSOFT CORP, 300 INNOVATIVE WAY #201, NASHUA NH 03062