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Taiwan Styrene Monomer (TPE:1310) Beta : 0.72 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Taiwan Styrene Monomer Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-20), Taiwan Styrene Monomer's Beta is 0.72.


Taiwan Styrene Monomer Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Styrene Monomer's Beta can be seen below:

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Taiwan Styrene Monomer Beta Chart

Taiwan Styrene Monomer 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 0.56 1.05 1.39 1.19 0.90

Taiwan Styrene Monomer Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.05 0.83 0.93 0.90 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Styrene Monomer's Beta

For the Chemicals subindustry, Taiwan Styrene Monomer'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.


Taiwan Styrene Monomer's Beta Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Taiwan Styrene Monomer's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Styrene Monomer's Beta falls into.



Taiwan Styrene Monomer 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.


Taiwan Styrene Monomer  (TPE:1310) 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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Taiwan Styrene Monomer (TPE:1310) Business Description

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Address
No. 6 Roosevelt Road, Sec. 1, 8th-1 Floor, Taipei, TWN
Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corp is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of styrene monomer and related products. The company also offers toluene that is used as an organic solvent and para-diethyl benzene, which is used as the solvent of polystyrene. The company's main customers for the polystyrene are ABS resin and synthetic rubber manufacturers. Its products are generally used in electrical appliances, machinery, electronics, automotive, packaging and other industries.

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