For a term paper I need to determine the Overall risk of Whole Foods Market (WFM)•How much overall risk is there in this firm? Where is this risk coming from (market, firm, industry, or currency)? How...

For a term paper I need to determine the Overall risk of Whole Foods Market (WFM). How
much overall risk is there in this firm? Where is this risk coming from (market, firm, industry, or
currency)? How is the risk profile changing? Find the standard deviation of returns and beta.
Only needs to be 1-2 pages double spaced
Solution:-
There are different types of risks which are faced by the firm in the current economic scenario.
Various risks faced by the firm are as follows;
1. Inadequate protection of intellectual property rights. Firm uses combination of various
trademarks; trade secrets etc. to successfully run its business. Firm has tried to protect its
intellectual property rights by entering into various agreements with government and
federal agencies. But failure to protect its trade secrets can harm its business
significantly.
2. Perishable food products is the area of big concern for the company, more than 50%
revenue of the company is generated from the perishable food items and loss of inventory
due to power cuts, Natural...