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Samchai Steel Industries PCL (BKK:SAM) Volatility : 41.78% (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Samchai Steel Industries PCL 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 (2024-06-06), Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Volatility is 41.78%.


Competitive Comparison of Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Volatility

For the Steel subindustry, Samchai Steel Industries PCL'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.


Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Volatility Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Samchai Steel Industries PCL's Volatility falls into.



Samchai Steel Industries PCL  (BKK:SAM) 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.


Samchai Steel Industries PCL  (BKK:SAM) 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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Samchai Steel Industries PCL (BKK:SAM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
75/14, 75/17, 85 Soi Wat Sopanaram, Ekkachai Road, Tumbol Kokkham, Amphur Muang, Samutsakorn, THA, 74000
Samchai Steel Industries PCL is engaged in manufacturing and selling of steel pipes and tubes. The products of the company are categorized as black steel pipe, galvanized steel pipes, structural steel pipes, furniture pipes, hot rolled steel plates and sheets. It offers steel pipes for the use in construction and furniture industries. Geographically, it operates in Thailand and overseas markets. The company generates majority of its revenue from Thailand.