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Abingdon Health (LSE:ABDX) Volatility : 58.12% (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Abingdon Health 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 (2024-05-19), Abingdon Health's Volatility is 58.12%.


Competitive Comparison of Abingdon Health's Volatility

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Abingdon Health'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.


Abingdon Health's Volatility Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Abingdon Health's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Abingdon Health's Volatility falls into.



Abingdon Health  (LSE:ABDX) 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.


Abingdon Health  (LSE:ABDX) 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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Abingdon Health (LSE:ABDX) Business Description

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Address
York Biotech Campus, Sand Hutton, York, GBR, YO41 1LZ
Abingdon Health PLC is a technology-enabled lateral flow diagnostics company. It provides rapid testing solutions to clients in healthcare and other industries. The firm's product ABC-19 is an antibody test for Covid-19 , and also produces tests covering areas such as self-test HIV, equine infection, human fertility, etc. Business operating segments includes; Contract Development comprises development work for third parties. Contract Manufacturing comprises contract development and manufacturing activities. Product Sales comprises the sale of ABC-19, Pocket Diagnostic products, PCRD tests and antibodies for research use. Key revenue comes from Contract Development segment. Geographically it operates and earns revenue from the UK, USA and Canada, Europe and the rest of the world.

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