British American Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between British American Tobacco and Fresenius Medical Care is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of British American is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

British American Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between British American Tobacco and DJI is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding British American Tobacco and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between British Stock performing well and British American Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze British American's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

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British American Corporate Management

Elected by the shareholders, the British American's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: British American inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of British. The board's role is to monitor British American's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. British American's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, British American's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.