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Kissei Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4547) Volatility : 17.23% (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Kissei Pharmaceutical 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 (2024-05-13), Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility is 17.23%.


Competitive Comparison of Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Kissei Pharmaceutical 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.


Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Volatility falls into.



Kissei Pharmaceutical Co  (TSE:4547) 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.


Kissei Pharmaceutical Co  (TSE:4547) 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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Kissei Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4547) Business Description

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Address
19-48, Yoshino, Matsumoto City, Nagano, JPN, 399-8710
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is a specialty and generic drug manufacturing company. Pharmaceuticals is the company's reportable segment. The company's operations span across the globe, while the vast majority of revenue is generated in Japan, followed by Europe. Kissei operates a variety of subsidiaries. The company considers merger and acquisition investment as a potential component of its operational growth strategy for expanding its research, development, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities.

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