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McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan) (STU:MJ8) Volatility : 11.96% (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan) 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), McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan)'s Volatility is 11.96%.


Competitive Comparison of McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan)'s Volatility

For the Restaurants subindustry, McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan)'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.


McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan)'s Volatility Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan)'s Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan)'s Volatility falls into.



McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan)  (STU:MJ8) 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.


McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan)  (STU:MJ8) 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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McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan) (STU:MJ8) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6-5-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku i-Land Tower, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 163-1339
McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan) Ltd has a license to operate McDonald's fast-food restaurants in Japan. The company owns and operates more than 1,000 restaurants and franchises more than 2,000 restaurants. Roughly three-quarters of McDonald's Holdings Japan's revenue is from sales at the fast-food restaurants that it owns and operates. Most remaining revenue consists of royalties from its franchisees. McDonald's Holdings Japan pays royalties to McDonald's based on sales at its owned and franchised restaurants.

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