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Forbes Beta

What is the Beta of Forbes?

The Beta of Forbes & Company Limited is 1.07

What is the definition of Beta?



BETA indicates whether a stock is more or less volatile than the market as a whole. A beta less than 1 indicates that the stock is less volatile than the market, while a beta more than 1 indicates that the stock is more volatile. Volatility is measured as the fluctuation of the price around the mean.

Beta is a measure of the risk arising from exposure to general market movements as opposed to idiosyncratic factors. The market portfolio of all investable assets has a beta of exactly 1. A beta below 1 can indicate either an investment with lower volatility than the market, or a volatile investment whose price movements are not highly correlated with the market. A beta greater than one generally means that the asset both is volatile and tends to move up and down with the market. Beta is important because it measures the risk of an investment that cannot be reduced by diversification. It does not measure the risk of an investment held on a stand-alone basis, but the amount of risk the investment adds to an already-diversified portfolio. In the capital asset pricing model, beta risk is the only kind of risk for which investors should receive an expected return higher than the risk-free rate of interest.

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What does Forbes do?

Forbes & Company Limited manufactures, sells, and rents health, hygiene, and safety products in India and internationally. The company engages in manufacturing, selling, renting, and servicing vacuum cleaners, water filter cum purifiers, water and waste water treatment plants; and trading electronic air cleaning systems, small household appliances, digital security systems, fire extinguishers, etc. It also manufactures and trades in precision cutting tools, spring lock washers, and marking systems. In addition, the company offers note counting machines, electronic cash registers, point of sale machines, and various types of kiosks; Forbes Xpress that comprise sale of mobile recharge, and bill payments and money transfer; and transaction network and services, including maintenance, servicing and support services for kiosks and other devices. Further, it is involved in the real estate development activities, as well as rents out investment properties. Additionally, the company engages in the business of ship owners, charterers, etc. The company was founded in 1767 and is based in Mumbai, India. Forbes & Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited.

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