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Chennai Petroleum (BOM:500110) Volatility : 28.12% (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Chennai Petroleum 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), Chennai Petroleum's Volatility is 28.12%.


Competitive Comparison of Chennai Petroleum's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Chennai Petroleum'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.


Chennai Petroleum's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Chennai Petroleum's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chennai Petroleum's Volatility falls into.



Chennai Petroleum  (BOM:500110) 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.


Chennai Petroleum  (BOM:500110) 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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Chennai Petroleum (BOM:500110) Business Description

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Address
New No. 536, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, TN, IND, 600 018
Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd manufactures and supplies petrol products in India. The company has refineries in the following locations: Manali, Chennai and Panangudi Village, Nagapattinam District, Tamilnadu. The Manali refinery in India produces fuel, wax, lube, and petrochemical feedstock. The company also has a wax plant that produces paraffin wax for the manufacturing of candle wax, waterproof formulations, and match wax. Additionally, the company has a propylene plant which supplies petrochemical feedstock to neighbouring downstream industries. The company's main products include liquefied petroleum gas, motor spirit, superior kerosene oil, high-speed diesel, fuel oil, hexane, and petrochemical feedstocks. A large majority of sales are derived from petroleum products.

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