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Cosco Capital (PHS:COSCO) Volatility : 19.60% (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Cosco Capital 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), Cosco Capital's Volatility is 19.60%.


Competitive Comparison of Cosco Capital's Volatility

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Cosco Capital'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.


Cosco Capital's Volatility Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cosco Capital's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cosco Capital's Volatility falls into.



Cosco Capital  (PHS:COSCO) 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.


Cosco Capital  (PHS:COSCO) 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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Cosco Capital (PHS:COSCO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Number 900 D. Romualdez Street, 2nd Floor, Tabacalera Building Number 2, Paco, Manila, PHL, 1007
Cosco Capital Inc is a holding retail company based out of the Philippines that has operations in wine & liquor distribution, real estate, oil and minerals, and retail establishments. The majority of the company's revenue can be traced back to its grocery chain, which operates under subsidiary Puregold Price Club. The company's chain of grocery stores is complemented by membership-shopping club business and a wine and liquor distributor. Furthermore, the company is able to lease land, commercial buildings, and oil-storage facilities for customers and its own businesses. Cosco's oil and mineral subsidiaries engage in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves in the Philippines.

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