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Dangote Sugar Refinery (NSA:DSRP) Volatility : 114.14% (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Dangote Sugar Refinery 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 (2024-05-23), Dangote Sugar Refinery's Volatility is 114.14%.


Competitive Comparison of Dangote Sugar Refinery's Volatility

For the Confectioners subindustry, Dangote Sugar Refinery'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.


Dangote Sugar Refinery's Volatility Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dangote Sugar Refinery's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dangote Sugar Refinery's Volatility falls into.



Dangote Sugar Refinery  (NSA:DSRP) 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.


Dangote Sugar Refinery  (NSA:DSRP) 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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Dangote Sugar Refinery (NSA:DSRP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Terminal E, Shed 20, 3rd Floor, GDNL Administrative Building, NPA Wharf Port Complex, Apapa, Lagos, NGA
Dangote Sugar Refinery PLC is engaged in refining raw sugar into edible sugar and selling refined sugar. The company is also engaged in the cultivation and milling of sugar cane to finished sugar. Its geographical segments include Northern Nigeria, Western Nigeria, Eastern Nigeria, and Lagos. The company derives a majority of revenue from the Northern Nigeria region.

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