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CST Group (FRA:CVH4) PB Ratio : 0.34 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is CST Group PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-05-13), CST Group's share price is €0.103. CST Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €0.31. Hence, CST Group's PB Ratio of today is 0.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for CST Group's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CVH4' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.14   Max: 0.63
Current: 0.34

During the past 13 years, CST Group's highest PB Ratio was 0.63. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.14.

FRA:CVH4's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 1.01 vs FRA:CVH4: 0.34

During the past 12 months, CST Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -46.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -25.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -22.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -16.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of CST Group was 9.80% per year. The lowest was -60.10% per year. And the median was -14.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


CST Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CST Group's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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CST Group PB Ratio Chart

CST Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.49 0.15 0.46 0.63

CST Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 0.46 0.55 0.63 -

Competitive Comparison of CST Group's PB Ratio

For the Coking Coal subindustry, CST Group's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB 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.


CST Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, CST Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CST Group's PB Ratio falls into.



CST Group PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

CST Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
=0.103/0.305
=0.34

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


CST Group  (FRA:CVH4) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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CST Group (FRA:CVH4) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
26 Harbour Road, Rooms 4501-05, 45th Floor, China Resources Building, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
CST Group Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes the Mining business, Investments in financial instruments, Property investment, and Money lending. the majority of the revenue is generated from the mining segment which is focused on coking coal. The geographical segments of the company include the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Other Countries, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from Canada.

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