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Lam Soon (Hong Kong) (HKSE:00411) Volatility : 29.40% (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Lam Soon (Hong Kong) 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 (2024-06-09), Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Volatility is 29.40%.


Competitive Comparison of Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Volatility

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'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.


Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Volatility Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Volatility falls into.



Lam Soon (Hong Kong)  (HKSE:00411) 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.


Lam Soon (Hong Kong)  (HKSE:00411) 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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Lam Soon (Hong Kong) (HKSE:00411) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
21 Dai Fu Street, Lam Soon Building, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Ltd is an investment holding company. It is engaged in the manufacturing of food and detergent products. The company's business segments, which are based on its activities are Food and Home Care. The food segment includes the manufacturing and distribution of food products including flour, edible oils, and vegetable fats. The Home Care segment includes the manufacturing and distribution of household cleaning products including liquid dishwashing detergent, laundry powder, liquid laundry detergent, fabric softener, floor cleaner, and industrial marble cleanser. It generates the majority of the revenue from the Food segment activities. It has operations in Hong Kong, and international countries, of which the majority of the revenue is derived from Mainland China.
Executives
Davos Investment Holdings Private Limited
Guoline Capital Assets Limited
Hong Leong Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Kwek Leng Kee
Quek Leng Chan
Whang Sun Tze 2101 Beneficial owner

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