A stock had returns of 16 percent, 12 percent, 19 percent, 17 percent, 18 percent, and -1 percent over the last six years. |
What is the arithmetic return for the stock? |
What is the geometric return for the stock? |
Arithmetic return = (r1 + r2 + r3 + r4.........rn)/n
where, r is the return in ith year
n is number of years
Arithmetic return = (16+12+19+17+18+(-1))/6
= 81/6
= 13.5%
Geometric return =
Therefore, Geometric return = =
=
= 1.132803-1
= 0.132803 or 13.2803%
Therefore, arithmetic return for the stock is 13.5%, while geometric return is 13.2803%
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