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Tantech Holdings (Tantech Holdings) Volatility : 139.85% (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Tantech Holdings 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 (2024-05-16), Tantech Holdings's Volatility is 139.85%.


Competitive Comparison of Tantech Holdings's Volatility

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Tantech Holdings'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.


Tantech Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Tantech Holdings's Volatility falls into.



Tantech Holdings  (NAS:TANH) 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.


Tantech Holdings  (NAS:TANH) 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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Tantech Holdings (Tantech Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
c/o Tantech Holdings (Lishui) Co., Ltd, No. 10 Cen Shan Road, Shuige Industrial Zone, Zhejiang Province, Lishui, CHN, 323000
Tantech Holdings Ltd manufactures bamboo charcoal-based products. The company through its subsidiaries is engaged in the production and distribution of household products along with a trading business which involves the export of charcoal products. It also manufactures electric double-layer capacitors carbon materials and low-emission barbecue charcoal. Its product portfolio includes air purifiers and humidifiers, underfloor humidity control, pillows and mattresses, wardrobe deodorizers, mousepads, and wrist mats, refrigerator deodorant, and charcoal toilet cleaner disks. The company has three reportable segments; the Consumer Product segment, the Electric Vehicle (EV) segment, and the Biodegradable Packaging segment.