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Ems-Chemie Holding AG (XSWX:EMSN) Beta : 1.36 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Ems-Chemie Holding AG Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Beta is 1.36.


Ems-Chemie Holding AG Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Beta can be seen below:

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Ems-Chemie Holding AG Beta Chart

Ems-Chemie Holding AG 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 1.34 0.95 1.06 1.14 1.33

Ems-Chemie Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 1.06 1.14 1.14 1.19 1.33

Competitive Comparison of Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Beta

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ems-Chemie Holding AG'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.


Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Beta Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Beta falls into.



Ems-Chemie Holding AG 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.


Ems-Chemie Holding AG  (XSWX:EMSN) 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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Ems-Chemie Holding AG (XSWX:EMSN) Business Description

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Via Innovativa 1, Domat/Ems, CHE, 7013
Ems-Chemie Holding AG is a holding company, which, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells a variety of chemical-based products. The firm organizes itself into two segments based on product type: High-Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals. The High-Performance Polymers segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells plastic products to the automotive, electrical, and electronics industries. The Specialty Chemicals segment sells fibres, bonding agents for tires, and fusible bonding yarns for textiles and powder coating products. The majority of revenue comes from Europe.

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