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Yang Ming Marine Transport (TPE:2609) Volatility : 36.05% (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Yang Ming Marine Transport 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 (2024-05-07), Yang Ming Marine Transport's Volatility is 36.05%.


Competitive Comparison of Yang Ming Marine Transport's Volatility

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Yang Ming Marine Transport'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.


Yang Ming Marine Transport's Volatility Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Yang Ming Marine Transport's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yang Ming Marine Transport's Volatility falls into.



Yang Ming Marine Transport  (TPE:2609) 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.


Yang Ming Marine Transport  (TPE:2609) 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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Yang Ming Marine Transport (TPE:2609) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 271, Ming De 1st Road, Qidu District, Keelung, TWN, 206
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp is a transportation and logistics company that is headquartered in Taiwan and operates in the container shipping industry. The company has three segments: containership, bulk shipping, and others. It generates revenue from contracts with customers for providing domestic and overseas marine container shipping and passenger services. The company also earns revenue from operating leases on ships, containers, and warehouses. It earns the largest portion of its sales from customers in America, followed by Europe and Asia.

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