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Cameco Corporation (CCJ)

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Cameco Corp is a provider of uranium needed to generate clean, reliable baseload electricity around the globe and is one of those uranium producers. It has three reportable segments: Uranium, Fuel Services, and Westinghouse, deriving maximum revenue from the Westinghouse segment. The Uranium segment involves the exploration for, mining, milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate, while the Fuel Services segment involves the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate and the purchase and sale of conversion services. Westinghouse Electric Company provides products and services to nuclear reactors, including outage and maintenance services, engineering support, instrumentation and controls equipment, plant modification, and components and parts.

Company Info

SIC
Composite FIGIBBG000DSZTN6
CIK0001009001
IPOMar 14, 1996
Sector

Highlights

Market Cap$49.03B
EPS
P/E Ratio
Revenue
Gross Profit
Net Income
Employees3,082
WSO435,532,978
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Analysis

Share Price Chart

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Cameco Corporation, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index.
All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Returns By Period

Cameco Corporation (CCJ) has returned 21.04% so far this year and 212.69% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, CCJ has achieved an annualized return of 24.44%, outperforming the Benchmark (SPY), which averaged 12.23% per year.

CCJ

1M-4.64%
6M30.32%
YTD21.04%
1Y212.69%
5Y45.71%
10Y24.44%

Benchmark (SPY)

1M-3.85%
6M-2.35%
YTD-4.36%
1Y34.06%
5Y9.80%
10Y12.23%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of Cameco Corporation (CCJ) with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202632.68%-3.10%-8.61%0.96%
2025-3.57%-7.17%-7.80%7.89%27.24%26.24%1.85%6.14%12.70%23.01%-14.30%4.99%
202410.92%-18.79%6.49%2.54%16.45%-11.72%-8.43%-7.91%19.40%8.63%12.09%-14.49%
202323.28%-2.22%-4.42%3.19%1.35%11.93%12.58%6.17%6.07%3.18%10.76%-5.73%
2022-14.06%24.90%16.40%-12.48%-3.36%-14.52%23.60%14.76%-7.47%-12.99%0.12%-7.58%
2021-7.73%24.29%3.42%-1.23%17.33%-4.81%-8.76%2.15%16.51%11.21%-5.70%-7.97%
2020-9.33%7.56%-12.28%32.10%10.81%-5.70%-0.78%13.21%-13.16%-5.84%4.92%31.50%
20199.29%-5.16%1.11%-7.15%-7.09%5.51%-14.59%-4.15%9.83%-5.30%6.08%-2.94%
2018-0.97%-4.13%3.30%16.35%-1.99%8.17%-2.53%-2.71%10.36%-6.70%9.70%-6.89%
201721.43%-2.89%-0.98%-13.45%-4.06%-1.41%12.39%-2.43%-4.16%-15.65%13.83%-2.43%
2016-0.56%-7.33%-5.10%-12.53%-3.46%-6.86%-10.05%18.73%12.70%

Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Cameco Corporation (CCJ) and compare them to a Benchmark (SPY). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

Sharpe ratio

-2.00-1.000.001.002.003.00SPY: 0.92CCJ: 2.09

Sortino ratio

-6.00-4.00-2.000.002.004.00SPY: 1.40CCJ: 3.61

Omega ratio

0.501.001.502.00SPY: 1.22CCJ: 1.45

Calmar ratio

0.002.004.006.00SPY: 1.20CCJ: 5.92

Martin ratio

0.001.003.00SPY: 0.42CCJ: 0.73

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of CCJ compared to the benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

Volatility Chart

The current Cameco Corporation volatility is 3.51%, representing the standart deviation of percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. It shows the maximum percentage drop from a peak to a trough over a specified period, indicating the risk of significant losses.
Although chart shows positive values, it represents the percentage drop from the peak, so a value of 10% means the portfolio has dropped 10% from its highest point.

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