The Beta of HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited is 0.53
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.
HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides healthcare services focusing on cancer and fertility. The company offers cancer diagnosis and treatment services through radiation therapy, medical oncology, and surgery; and fertility treatment services, as well as reproductive medicine services, including assisted reproduction, gynecological endoscopy, and fertility preservation under the Milann brand. It also operates four multi-specialty hospitals, including three under the HCG brand in Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, and Rajkot in the state of Gujarat, as well as one under operations and management contract in Hubli in the state of Karnataka that primarily provide cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, urology, internal medicine, and pulmonary and critical care. In addition, the company offers medical diagnostic services, including scientific testing and consultancy services in the pharmaceutical and medical sector. As of March 31, 2022, the company operated 22 comprehensive cancer centers, including 1 center in Africa. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Bengaluru, India.