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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (NSE:APOLLOHOSP) Volatility : 25.43% (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Apollo Hospitals Enterprise 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 (2024-05-02), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Volatility is 25.43%.


Competitive Comparison of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Volatility

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise'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.


Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Volatility Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Volatility falls into.



Apollo Hospitals Enterprise  (NSE:APOLLOHOSP) 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.


Apollo Hospitals Enterprise  (NSE:APOLLOHOSP) 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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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (NSE:APOLLOHOSP) Business Description

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No. 8-17 Shafee Mohammed Road, Sunny Side Building, East Block, 3rd Floor, Chennai, TN, IND, 600 006
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd operates a network of private hospitals in India through primary, secondary, and tertiary care facilities. The firm's tertiary care hospitals provide complex care in a variety of specialties that include cardiology, oncology, neuroscience, orthopedics, radiology, and gastroenterology. Apollo Hospitals also operates primary care and diagnostics clinics as well as telemedicine units and offers consulting, health insurance, education and training, and research services. The firm receives the most proportion of revenue from its core healthcare business. The firm's standalone pharmacy segment contributes the second largest proportion of revenue.

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