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Western Uranium & Vanadium (XCNQ:WUC) Beta : 1.19 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Western Uranium & Vanadium Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-15), Western Uranium & Vanadium's Beta is 1.19.


Western Uranium & Vanadium Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Uranium & Vanadium'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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Western Uranium & Vanadium Beta Chart

Western Uranium & Vanadium 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 -0.69 0.31 1.09 1.64 1.92

Western Uranium & Vanadium 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 1.64 2.63 3.10 2.16 1.92

Competitive Comparison of Western Uranium & Vanadium's Beta

For the Uranium subindustry, Western Uranium & Vanadium'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.


Western Uranium & Vanadium's Beta Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Western Uranium & Vanadium's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Uranium & Vanadium's Beta falls into.



Western Uranium & Vanadium 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.


Western Uranium & Vanadium  (XCNQ:WUC) 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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Western Uranium & Vanadium (XCNQ:WUC) Business Description

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Address
330 Bay Street, Suite 1400, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 2S8
Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp is a Canada based company involved in industrial metals and mines business sector. The company is involved in the acquisition and development of uranium and vanadium resource properties in the states of Utah and Colorado in the United States of America.

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