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firm-specific risk
Also known as: firm-specific risk
Facts (13)
Sources
Chapter 8 – Risk and Return – Fundamentals of Finance pressbooks.pub 13 facts
claimBeta only measures market risk and does not account for firm-specific risks, economic changes, or industry shifts.
claimFirm-specific risk, such as an overheating issue with a product, affects only the specific company and potentially its suppliers, rather than the entire market.
claimExamples of firm-specific risks include product recalls due to quality issues, changes in company leadership or strategic direction, and regulatory fines or legal issues.
claimTotal risk in a portfolio is the combination of both firm-specific risk and market risk.
claimFirm-specific or idiosyncratic risks are unique to a particular company or industry, can often be reduced through diversification, and are referred to as diversifiable risks.
claimFinancial risk is categorized into general economic risk factors, such as inflation and interest rates, and firm-specific risk factors, such as management changes or product recalls.
claimFinancial risks are categorized into two types: economic (market) risks and firm-specific (idiosyncratic) risks.
claimPortfolio management risk is categorized into three types: firm-specific (diversifiable) risk, market (non-diversifiable) risk, and total risk.
claimDiversification is a strategy to reduce risk by spreading investments across various assets, which allows investors to reduce firm-specific risk while leaving systematic market risk that cannot be diversified away.
claimTotal risk is defined as the sum of firm-specific risk and market risk, representing the overall variability in returns that an investor in a particular security or portfolio might experience.
claimA product recall due to a design flaw in an iPhone is an example of firm-specific risk for Apple, as it is unique to the company and does not affect the broader economy or competitors like Samsung and Sony in the same way as systematic risks.
claimInvestors can mitigate firm-specific risk by holding a broad portfolio of stocks from various industries, as the positive and negative performance of different firms tends to offset each other.
claimFirm-specific risk, also known as diversifiable or idiosyncratic risk, is associated with events or factors that affect only one company or a specific industry and do not impact the entire market.