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HSBC Bank Malta (MAL:HSB) PB Ratio : 0.93 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is HSBC Bank Malta 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 (2024-05-26), HSBC Bank Malta's share price is €1.40. HSBC Bank Malta's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.51. Hence, HSBC Bank Malta's PB Ratio of today is 0.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for HSBC Bank Malta's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MAL:HSB' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 1.27   Max: 2.01
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, HSBC Bank Malta's highest PB Ratio was 2.01. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 1.27.

MAL:HSB's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
55.55% of 1460 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.86 vs MAL:HSB: 0.93

During the past 12 months, HSBC Bank Malta's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of HSBC Bank Malta was 9.30% per year. The lowest was -0.30% per year. And the median was 3.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


HSBC Bank Malta PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for HSBC Bank Malta'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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HSBC Bank Malta PB Ratio Chart

HSBC Bank Malta Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.00 0.68 0.68 0.54 0.85

HSBC Bank Malta Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 0.68 0.58 0.54 0.88 0.85

Competitive Comparison of HSBC Bank Malta's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, HSBC Bank Malta'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.


HSBC Bank Malta's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, HSBC Bank Malta's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HSBC Bank Malta's PB Ratio falls into.



HSBC Bank Malta 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.

HSBC Bank Malta's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=1.40/1.507
=0.93

* 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.


HSBC Bank Malta  (MAL:HSB) 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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HSBC Bank Malta (MAL:HSB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
116 Archbishop Street, Valletta, MLT, VLT 1444
HSBC Bank Malta PLC is a member of the HSBC Group. The Bank provides a comprehensive range of financial services which are all designed to meet the expanding requirements of its large client base of personal and corporate customers. These include Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Markets. The bank holds Category 3 and Category 4a Investment Services licenses issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority. These licenses authorize the bank to provide investment services to third parties and custodian services for collective investment schemes respectively.

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