Use Global Sources Ltd. performance concurrently with your other holdings to enhance returns of your portfolios and to back test it against optimization strategy that fits your risk preferences.
If you would invest 622 in Global Sources Ltd. on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (77.00) from holding Global Sources Ltd. or give up 12.38% of portfolio value over 30 days. Global Sources Ltd. is currenly does not generate positive expected returns and assumes 2.88% risk (volatility on return distribution) over the 30 days horizon. In different words, 48% of equities are less volatile than Global Sources Ltd. and 99% of traded equity instruments are projected to make higher returns than the company over the 30 days investment horizon.
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Given investment horizon of 30 days, Global Sources Ltd. is expected to under-perform the market. In addition to that, the company is 3.95 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about -0.21 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE is currently generating roughly -0.47 per unit of volatility.
Global Operating Margin
Based on recorded statements Global Sources Ltd. has Operating Margin of 14.08%. This is 162.22% lower than that of Technology sector, and 190.9% lower than that of Internet Information Providers industry, The Operating Margin for all stocks is 374.46% lower than the firm.
A good Operating Margin is required for a company to be able to pay for its fixed costs or pay out its debt which implies that the higher the margin, the better. This ratio is most effective in evaluating the earning potential of a company over time when comparing it against firm's competitors.
Over the last 30 days Global Sources Ltd. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.
1 Month Effecincy (a.k Sharpe Ratio) ...
-0.21
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Estimated Market Risk
2.88
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52 %
of total potential
Expected Return
-0.6
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1 %
of total potential
Risk-Adjusted Return
-0.21
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of total potential
Based on monthly moving average Global is performing at about 0% of its full potential. If added to a well diversified portfolio the total return can be enhanced and market risk can be reduced. You can increase risk-adjusted return of Global by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.
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