Use Microsoft Corporation performance together with your assets to protect against small markets fluctuations as well as to check it against diversification policy that fits your risk preferences.
If you would invest 3,198 in Microsoft Corporation on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (292.00) from holding Microsoft Corporation or give up 9.13% of portfolio value over 30 days. Microsoft Corporation is currenly does not generate positive expected returns and assumes 1.03% risk (volatility on return distribution) over the 30 days horizon. In different words, 17% of equities are less volatile than Microsoft Corporation 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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Risk [Daily Volatility] (%)
Given investment horizon of 30 days, Microsoft Corporation is expected to under-perform the market. In addition to that, the company is 1.41 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about -0.44 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE is currently generating roughly -0.47 per unit of volatility.
Microsoft Operating Margin
Based on recorded statements Microsoft Corporation has Operating Margin of 38.44%. This is 269.86% lower than that of Technology sector, and 262.26% lower than that of Application Software industry, The Operating Margin for all stocks is 849.32% 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 Microsoft Corporation has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.
1 Month Effecincy (a.k Sharpe Ratio) ...
-0.44
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Estimated Market Risk
1.03
actual daily
83 %
of total potential
Expected Return
-0.45
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1 %
of total potential
Risk-Adjusted Return
-0.44
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1 %
of total potential
Based on monthly moving average Microsoft 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 Microsoft by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.
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