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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) Volatility : 13.52% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Kuala Lumpur Kepong 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), Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Volatility is 13.52%.


Competitive Comparison of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Volatility

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kuala Lumpur Kepong 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.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Volatility Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Volatility falls into.



Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd  (XKLS:2445) 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.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd  (XKLS:2445) 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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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam, Wisma Taiko, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30000
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd harvests oil palm and rubber plantations in Southeast Asia. On top of utilizing the plantations, the company manufactures fatty acids and alcohols, oleochemicals, soaps, rubber gloves, and other specialty chemicals and is also engaged in the business of Property development. Its reportable segments include, Plantation, Manufacturing, Property Development , Investment Holding and Others. Majority of the revenue is generated from its manufacturing segment which is involved in manufacturing of oleochemicals, non-ionic surfactants and esters, rubber gloves, parquet flooring products, pharmaceutical products, storing and distribution of bulk liquid, refining of palm products, kernel crushing and trading of palm products.

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