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Arabi Holding Group (KUW:AGHC) Volatility : 45.28% (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Arabi Holding Group 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 (2024-06-07), Arabi Holding Group's Volatility is 45.28%.


Competitive Comparison of Arabi Holding Group's Volatility

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Arabi Holding Group'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.


Arabi Holding Group's Volatility Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Arabi Holding Group's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arabi Holding Group's Volatility falls into.



Arabi Holding Group  (KUW:AGHC) 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.


Arabi Holding Group  (KUW:AGHC) 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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Arabi Holding Group (KUW:AGHC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Forth Ring Road, P.O. Box 4090, Plot 175/176C, Behind Ali Abdulwahab Furniture Showroom, Shuwaikh Industrial Area, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13041
Arabi Holding Group is an investment holding company. Its operating segment includes Oil and Gas, and Commercial. It generates maximum revenue from the Oil and Gas segment. Its group's revenue sources include services and maintenance, construction, manpower supply, sale of goods, and other sources. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Kuwait.