Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-18), WCF Bancorp's Beta is 0.05.
WCF Bancorp Beta Historical Data
The historical data trend for WCF Bancorp'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.
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, WCF Bancorp'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.
WCF Bancorp's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, WCF Bancorp's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where WCF Bancorp's Beta falls into.
WCF Bancorp 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.
WCF Bancorp (OTCPK:WCFB) 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)
WCF Bancorp Beta Related Terms
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WCF Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company. It is engaged in the ownership and operation of banks. The business activities of the bank involve accepting deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, in real estate loans secured by one-to-four family residences. The bank also originates consumer loans and non-owner occupied one-to-four family residential real estate loans. Its primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities and advances. It derives revenue principally from the interest on loans and securities, and from loan origination and servicing fees.
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