If you would invest 1,557 in Yahoo! Inc. on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (21.00) from holding Yahoo! Inc. or give up 1.35% of portfolio value over 30 days. Yahoo! Inc. is currenly does not generate positive expected returns and assumes 1.42% risk (volatility on return distribution) over the 30 days horizon. In different words, 23% of equities are less volatile than Yahoo! Inc. 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, Yahoo! Inc. is expected to generate 1.95 times more return on investment than the market. However, the company is 1.95 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about -0.03 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE is currently generating roughly -0.47 per unit of risk.
Yahoo Operating Margin
Based on recorded statements Yahoo! Inc. has Operating Margin of 16.02%. This is 170.79% lower than that of Technology sector, and 203.42% lower than that of Internet Information Providers industry, The Operating Margin for all stocks is 412.28% 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 Yahoo! Inc. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.
1 Month Effecincy (a.k Sharpe Ratio) ...
-0.03
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Estimated Market Risk
1.42
actual daily
77 %
of total potential
Expected Return
-0.04
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1 %
of total potential
Risk-Adjusted Return
-0.03
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of total potential
Based on monthly moving average Yahoo 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 Yahoo by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.
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