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Top Glove Bhd (Top Glove Bhd) Volatility : 101.62% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Top Glove Bhd 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 (2024-04-27), Top Glove Bhd's Volatility is 101.62%.


Competitive Comparison of Top Glove Bhd's Volatility

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Top Glove Bhd'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.


Top Glove Bhd's Volatility Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Top Glove Bhd's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Top Glove Bhd's Volatility falls into.



Top Glove Bhd  (OTCPK:TPGVF) 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.


Top Glove Bhd  (OTCPK:TPGVF) 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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Top Glove Bhd (Top Glove Bhd) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16, Persiaran Setia Dagang, Top Glove Tower, Level 21, Setia Alam, Seksyen U13, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40170
Top Glove Corp Bhd manufactures and sells gloves through several product lines to a diverse group of world-wide customers. Some of the different glove options include latex, nitrile, vinyl, PE, Polychloroprene, Polyisoprene, Flexylon, HDPE and surgical. Top Glove's products are utilized in an array of end markets such as aerospace, food, Personal care, medical care, oral care and home care. Traditionally, the company has derived over half of its sales from its nitrile and powdered latex product lines, with customers in North America and Europe generating the majority demand.

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