Use Sohu.com Inc. 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 5,576 in Sohu.com Inc. on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (1,192) from holding Sohu.com Inc. or give up 21.38% of portfolio value over 30 days. Sohu.com Inc. is currenly does not generate positive expected returns and assumes 2.65% risk (volatility on return distribution) over the 30 days horizon. In different words, 44% of equities are less volatile than Sohu.com Inc. and 99% of traded equity instruments are projected to make higher returns than the company over the 30 days investment horizon.
Daily Expected Return (%)
Risk [Daily Volatility] (%)
Given investment horizon of 30 days, Sohu.com Inc. is expected to under-perform the market. In addition to that, the company is 3.63 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about -0.34 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE is currently generating roughly -0.47 per unit of volatility.
Sohu Operating Margin
Based on recorded statements Sohu.com Inc. has Operating Margin of 30.03%. This is 232.7% lower than that of Technology sector, and 293.87% lower than that of Internet Information Providers industry, The Operating Margin for all stocks is 685.38% 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 Sohu.com Inc. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.
1 Month Effecincy (a.k Sharpe Ratio) ...
-0.34
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Estimated Market Risk
2.65
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56 %
of total potential
Expected Return
-0.9
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1 %
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Risk-Adjusted Return
-0.34
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1 %
of total potential
Based on monthly moving average Sohu 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 Sohu by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.