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NCsoft (XKRX:036570) Beta : 0.84 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is NCsoft Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-29), NCsoft's Beta is 0.84.


NCsoft Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for NCsoft'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.
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NCsoft Beta Chart

NCsoft 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 0.51 0.34 0.19 0.71 0.80

NCsoft 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 0.71 0.86 0.83 0.90 0.80

Competitive Comparison of NCsoft's Beta

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, NCsoft'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.


NCsoft's Beta Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, NCsoft's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



NCsoft 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.


NCsoft  (XKRX:036570) 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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NCsoft (XKRX:036570) Business Description

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NCsoft Corp is a Korea-based online gaming developer and publisher. It's business span across Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company has produced massively multiplayer online role-playing games such as Lineage, City of Heroes, WildStar, Guild Wars, Aion, Blade and Soul, and Master X Master. The company is also expanding its horizon into the mobile arena.

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