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Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co (SHSE:603689) Volatility : 21.91% (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co 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 (2024-05-03), Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co's Volatility is 21.91%.


Competitive Comparison of Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co'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.


Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co  (SHSE:603689) 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.


Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co  (SHSE:603689) 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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Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co (SHSE:603689) Business Description

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Address
No. 9 Dalian Road, Baohe Industrial Zone, Anhui Province, Hefei, CHN, 230051
Anhui Province Natural Gas Development Co Ltd is a natural gas pipeline operator. It invests, constructs, operates and manages natural gas pipelines in Anhui Province. The company also participates in the development and construction of natural gas pipeline network in urban areas; manages natural gas resources on behalf of Anhui Province; sells natural gas; and market and competitive investment in other natural gas, CBM and other energy applications and related projects. The other business activities of the company are to invest in the development of natural gas and coal seams in the province Gas resources projects; other energy development projects; and to engage in other auxiliary businesses.

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