The Beta of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. is 0.90
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.
about consolidated water co. ltd. consolidated water co. ltd. develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of potable water are scarce or nonexistent. consolidated water operates water production and/or distribution facilities in the cayman islands, belize, the british virgin islands, the commonwealth of the bahamas, and bali, indonesia. we have more than 35 years of experience in developing and operating sea water reverse osmosis (swro) plants and water distribution systems. since 1973, consolidated water has grown from a locally owned cayman islands company to an international organization. we currently operate in the following countries: bahamas, belize, bermuda, british virgin islands, indonesia and cayman islands. we have three principal business segments: retail water operations, bulk water operations and engineering & management services. consolidated water’s common stock is listed on t