Data Analysis of Sally Beauty Stock: Insights & Trends

Processing Data Analysis Results Effectively KATIE BUTLER CAPELLA UNIVERSITY APPLIED BUSINESS ANALYTICS NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Sally Beauty: Business Context  Retailer offering professional quality products  Opened in 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana  Over 4,000 locations  Our culture is “One & All”

Highest Stock Prices of Sally Beauty 8/27/2022 12/5/2022 3/15/2023 6/23/2023 10/1/2023 1/9/2024 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 High Stock Price Each Day High Moving average ( High) Date D/M/Y Stock Price in USD Figure 1.1. Scatterplot of highest stock prices of Sally Beauty based on data from Yahoo Finance (2023)

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Lowest Stock Prices of Sally Beauty 8/27/2022 12/5/2022 3/15/2023 6/23/2023 10/1/2023 1/9/2024 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Lowest Stock Prices Low Moving average (Low) Date D/M/Y Stock Price in USD Figure 1.2. Scatterplot of lowest stock prices of Sally Beauty based on data from Yahoo Finance (2023)

Adjusted Closing Daily Stock 5 10 15 20 More 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Adjusted Closing Daily Stock Frequency Adjusted Closing Daily Stock Price Frequency Figure 2.1. Histogram of adjusted closing stock prices of Sally Beauty based on data from Yahoo Finance (2023)

Stock Volume of Sally Beauty 60000 1000000 2000000 3000000 4000000 5000000 6000000 7000000 More 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Stock Volume Frequency Volume Frequency Figure 2.2. Histogram of stock volume of Sally Beauty based on data from Yahoo Finance (2023)

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Descriptive Statistics Formulatio n Stock Volume Mean 1664876.494 Median 1471100 Mode 1238400 Standard Deviation 753610.7777

Descriptive Statistics Formulatio n Adjusted Daily Closing Price Mean 12.35804781 Mode 12.22 Median 12.14 Standard Deviation 2.506233781

Conclusion  Both scatterplots show decreases  Demand for Sally Beauty stock is down  Stock price can reflect ability to profit  Stock prices can determine what type of attention a company gets

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conclusion  While high and low prices had increases, both quickly decreased for more than half of the data set  A big percentage of the adjusted daily closing stock price showed high demand  Leadership can use this to make new product decisions

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References  (n.d.). Purposes and Values . Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. https://www.sallybeautyholdings.com/our-company/purpose-and-values  (n.d.). Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (SBH) . Yahoo Finance. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SBH/history?period1=1667260800&period2=1698796800&interval=1d&filter =history&frequency=1d&includeAdjustedClose=true  Mitchell, C. (2023, September 8). How to Use Stock Volume to Improve Your Trading . Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/technical/02/010702.asp#:~:text=Volume%20measures%20the%20numb er%20of,gathering%20strength%20to%20the%20downside .  Chen, J. (2023, March 31). Skewness: Positively and Negatively Skewed Defined With Formula . Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/skewness.asp#:~:text=Skewness%20tells%20us%20the%20direction,the %20mean%20on%20the%20left .  (n.d.). Standard Deviation . Fideility. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/trading-investing/technical-analysis/technical-indicator-guide/standard -deviation#:~:text=If%20prices%20trade%20in%20a,as%20prices%20become%20more%20volatile .

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