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Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co (SZSE:002549) PB Ratio : 2.51 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co 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 (2024-05-12), Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's share price is ¥6.91. Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥2.75. Hence, Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.51.

Good Sign:

Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=2.51) is close to 10-year low of 2.28

The historical rank and industry rank for Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002549' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.28   Med: 5.72   Max: 11.59
Current: 2.51

During the past 13 years, Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's highest PB Ratio was 11.59. The lowest was 2.28. And the median was 5.72.

SZSE:002549's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
68.43% of 1530 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.645 vs SZSE:002549: 2.51

During the past 12 months, Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 42.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 20.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co was 75.40% per year. The lowest was -9.00% per year. And the median was 4.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co'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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Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co PB Ratio Chart

Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co 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 3.95 5.02 9.79 7.82 3.58

Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 7.24 5.76 3.87 3.58 2.60

Competitive Comparison of Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co'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.


Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co 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.

Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=6.91/2.753
=2.51

* 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.


Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co  (SZSE:002549) 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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Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co (SZSE:002549) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Qili Mountain, Yueyanglou District, Hunan Province, Yueyang, CHN, 414003
Hunan Kaimeite Gases Co Ltd is engaged in gas development, research and production.

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