BETA Treatment

Priyanka Kala (Student CA & CS) (1397 Points)

05 June 2008  

Hope, It may help u some time..

Beta means, it measures the volatility of securities to the changes in the market.

β (level of risk) = 

r
s * Cor (s,m)/
r
 m   

where 
r
 s = SD of return on securities
           
r
 m = SD of return on market portfolio   
( I put
r
 for SD symbol actuall it is ra... i think you understood)

(or) Covariance(s,m) /  2m     

β should always be applied on risk premium and not to the entire return.

 

rs = rf + (rm – rf ) * β

      

Where
rf = Risk free rate
rs = Expected return on securities (or)
       [Capital Appreciation + Dividend of the company]
rm = Expected return on market portfolio (or)
        [Market index {Market rate} appreciation + Market   
        dividend yield %]