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Toho Holdings Co (TSE:8129) Volatility : 21.57% (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Toho Holdings 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 (2024-05-02), Toho Holdings Co's Volatility is 21.57%.


Competitive Comparison of Toho Holdings Co's Volatility

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Toho Holdings 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.


Toho Holdings Co's Volatility Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Toho Holdings Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



Toho Holdings Co  (TSE:8129) 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.


Toho Holdings Co  (TSE:8129) 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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Toho Holdings Co (TSE:8129) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5-2-1, Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 155-8655
Toho Holdings Co., Ltd. is a specialty and generic drug manufacturing company. The company's business includes pharmaceutical wholesaling and pharmacy dispensing. Toho also maintains a site-management organization business that assists a variety of medical establishments, ranging from large medical institutions to private clinics with a wide range of clinical trials under contract. The company supports medical institutions suitable for respective trials to improve the quality and speed of clinical trials. Toho generates additional revenue through software sales to medical institutions.

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