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WSTL (Westell Technologies) 1-Year Sortino Ratio : 7.06 (As of Jul. 02, 2025)


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What is Westell Technologies 1-Year Sortino Ratio?

The 1-Year Sortino Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of the downside risk over the past year. As of today (2025-07-02), Westell Technologies's 1-Year Sortino Ratio is 7.06.


Competitive Comparison of Westell Technologies's 1-Year Sortino Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Westell Technologies's 1-Year Sortino Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Sortino Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Westell Technologies's 1-Year Sortino Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Westell Technologies's 1-Year Sortino Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westell Technologies's 1-Year Sortino Ratio falls into.


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Westell Technologies 1-Year Sortino Ratio Calculation

The 1-Year Sortino Ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset or portfolio over the past year, focusing specifically on downside risk rather than total risk. A stock / portfolio's 1-Year Sortino Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the one-year returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the downside risks over one year.

A downside risk is a potential loss from the asset or investment. The Downside risk here is measured by the downside deviation, which is the standard deviation of negative returns.


Westell Technologies  (OTCPK:WSTL) 1-Year Sortino Ratio Explanation

The 1-Year Sortino Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average monthly excess return divided by the standard deviation of negative returns over the past year. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

Differnt from the Sharpe Ratio that penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally, the Sortino Ratio penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return. The expected returns here is set to the risk-free rate as well.


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Westell Technologies Business Description

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Address
750 North Commons Drive, Aurora, IL, USA, 60504
Westell Technologies Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes telecommunications solutions, which are sold to major telephone companies. It is organized into the following operating segments: In-Building Wireless (IBW), Intelligent Site Management (ISM), and Communications Network Solutions (CNS). The majority of its revenue is generated from the ISM segment, which includes a suite of remote units, which provide machine-to-machine communications that enable operators to remotely monitor, manage, and control physical site infrastructure and support systems. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America.
Executives
Cary B Wood director 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Mark A Zorko director 9265 FAWN LAKE DR, RALEIGH NC 27617
Penny Robert C Iii director, 10 percent owner 750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Scott C Chandler director 9635 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 400 ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Robert W Foskett director, 10 percent owner 750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Kirk R Brannock director 750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Timothy L Duitsman director, officer: President & CEO 750 N COMMONS DR AURORA IL 60504
Jeniffer L Jaynes officer: Interim CFO 750 N COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Jesse Swartwood officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales 750 N. COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Alfred S John officer: President & CEO 750 N COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Thomas P. Minichiello officer: SVP,CFO,Treasurer,Secretary 750 N. COMMONS DRIVE, AURORA IL 60504
Dennis O Harris director 750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Matthew B Brady officer: President & CEO 750 N COMMONS DR, AURORA IL 60504
Michael T Moran officer: SVP, IBW 750 N COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Jeannie Diefenderfer director C/O MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 20415 NORDHOFF STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 91311

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