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Saudi Company for Hardware (SAU:4008) PB Ratio : 4.11 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Saudi Company for Hardware 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 (2024-05-24), Saudi Company for Hardware's share price is ﷼39.85. Saudi Company for Hardware's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼9.69. Hence, Saudi Company for Hardware's PB Ratio of today is 4.11.

The historical rank and industry rank for Saudi Company for Hardware's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4008' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.96   Med: 3.63   Max: 5.57
Current: 4.11

During the past 10 years, Saudi Company for Hardware's highest PB Ratio was 5.57. The lowest was 1.96. And the median was 3.63.

SAU:4008's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.4% of 1059 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.46 vs SAU:4008: 4.11

During the past 12 months, Saudi Company for Hardware's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -15.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.50% per year.

During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Saudi Company for Hardware was 16.60% per year. The lowest was -17.00% per year. And the median was 0.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Saudi Company for Hardware PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saudi Company for Hardware'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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Saudi Company for Hardware PB Ratio Chart

Saudi Company for Hardware 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 3.47 3.43 3.16 2.37 4.00

Saudi Company for Hardware Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 2.37 2.63 3.38 3.02 4.00

Competitive Comparison of Saudi Company for Hardware's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Saudi Company for Hardware'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.


Saudi Company for Hardware's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Saudi Company for Hardware's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saudi Company for Hardware's PB Ratio falls into.



Saudi Company for Hardware 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.

Saudi Company for Hardware's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=39.85/9.687
=4.11

* 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.


Saudi Company for Hardware  (SAU:4008) 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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Saudi Company for Hardware (SAU:4008) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Prince Sultan Ibn Abdul Aziz Street, P.O.Box 86387, Riyadh, SAU, 11622
Saudi Company for Hardware is engaged in retailing and wholesaling of household and office supplies and appliances, construction tools and equipment, and electrical tools and hardware. It operates in two segments, Sales of goods and Services and Logistic Services. Company generates majority of its revenue from Sales of goods segment.

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