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Tosoh (TSE:4042) Beta : 0.52 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Tosoh Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-10), Tosoh's Beta is 0.52.


Tosoh Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tosoh'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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Tosoh Beta Chart

Tosoh Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.14 1.17 1.04 0.99 0.65

Tosoh Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 0.76 0.65 0.44 0.33 0.63

Competitive Comparison of Tosoh's Beta

For the Chemicals subindustry, Tosoh'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.


Tosoh's Beta Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Tosoh 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.


Tosoh  (TSE:4042) 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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Tosoh (TSE:4042) Business Description

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3-8-2 Shiba, Minata-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-8623
Tosoh Corp manufactures and sells a variety of petrochemicals, plastics, and chemical-based products. The firm organizes itself into four segments, based on product type. The Petrochemical segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells olefins and polymers, including ethylene and polyvinyl chloride, which are used to make plastics for a variety of end uses. The Chlor-Alkali segment sells caustic soda used to make soap, baking soda, and water treatment products. The Specialty segment sells battery materials, a variety of zirconia products, bromine used in electronics flame retardants, and clinical diagnostics equipment. The Engineering segment provides construction and water treatment services. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.

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