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Software Service (TSE:3733) Beta : 0.44 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Software Service Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-06), Software Service's Beta is 0.44.


Software Service Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Software Service'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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Software Service Beta Chart

Software Service Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.14 1.26 0.69 0.38 0.04

Software Service Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.28 -0.20 -0.06 0.04 0.51

Competitive Comparison of Software Service's Beta

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Software Service'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.


Software Service's Beta Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Software Service's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Software Service 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.


Software Service  (TSE:3733) 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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Software Service (TSE:3733) Business Description

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4-2-30, Miyahara, Osaka, JPN
Software Service, Inc installs, develops and sells Electric Medical Record System, Hospital Total Ordering System, and nursing support system. The product line includes - Anesthesia recording system, Dialysis management system, Infection control system, Bacterial test system, Personnel payroll system, Visiting system for nursing, In-home medical care, Office-based care system, Hospital entrance care system, among others.

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