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Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1618) PB Ratio : 1.85 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable 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 (2024-05-21), Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's share price is NT$52.00. Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$28.16. Hence, Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.85.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1618' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.54   Max: 2.28
Current: 1.84

During the past 13 years, Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.28. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.54.

TPE:1618's PB Ratio is ranked better than
51.67% of 2390 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs TPE:1618: 1.84

During the past 12 months, Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 22.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% 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 Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co was 4.10% per year. The lowest was -16.70% per year. And the median was -0.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable 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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Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co PB Ratio Chart

Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable 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 0.55 0.70 0.66 0.64 1.25

Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable 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 0.74 0.85 1.24 1.25 1.32

Competitive Comparison of Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's PB Ratio

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable 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.


Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable 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.

Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=52.00/28.158
=1.85

* 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.


Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co  (TPE:1618) 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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Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1618) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Fuxing South Road, 3rd Floor, No. 36-9, Section 1, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, TWN, 104
Hold-Key Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sells XLPE power cables, electric cables, aluminum cables, rubber cables, communication cables, fiber optic cables, LAN cables, cable accessories, etc., and is also engaged in the import and export of the aforementioned products and lease of properties. The company has two operating segments; the Wires and Cables Segment, and the Others Segment. The Group mainly operates in Taiwan, Europe, USA, and Asia. it derives a majority of its revenue from Taiwan.

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