Treynor ratio measures the excess return generated per unit of systematic risk.
Treynor Ratio = (Portfolio return - Risk Free Rate)/Portfolio Beta
The amount invested in a stock could have been invested in Treasury Bills yielding risk free return,but since the amount has been invested in a portfolio which has risk attached to it, it must provide higher return than the treasury bills.
Hence, this ratio measures how much excess return has been generated per unit of systematic risk taken i.e. Beta
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