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Gulf Hotels Group BSC (BAH:GHG) Volatility : 11.15% (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Gulf Hotels Group BSC Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-05-22), Gulf Hotels Group BSC's Volatility is 11.15%.


Competitive Comparison of Gulf Hotels Group BSC's Volatility

For the Lodging subindustry, Gulf Hotels Group BSC's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.


Gulf Hotels Group BSC's Volatility Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gulf Hotels Group BSC's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Hotels Group BSC's Volatility falls into.



Gulf Hotels Group BSC  (BAH:GHG) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* 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.


Gulf Hotels Group BSC  (BAH:GHG) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Gulf Hotels Group BSC (BAH:GHG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
P.O. Box 580, Manama, BHR
Gulf Hotels Group BSC is involved in providing hospitality services. The company owns and operates the Gulf Hotel and Crown Plaza Hotels in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay in Dubai, UAE, GHG Colombo in Sri Lanka. The company has three segments; Hotel operations including Hotel rooms and rental and executive apartments and offices, food and beverage including the sale of food and beverages, and convention operations, and Investments and other activities including Investment activities of the Group. The company generates revenue on letting hotel rooms and sale of food and beverages.