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World Copper (TSXV:WCU) PB Ratio : 1.21 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is World Copper 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 (2024-05-27), World Copper's share price is C$0.35. World Copper's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.29. Hence, World Copper's PB Ratio of today is 1.21.

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

TSXV:WCU' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 0.52   Max: 1.21
Current: 1.21

During the past 5 years, World Copper's highest PB Ratio was 1.21. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.52.

TSXV:WCU's PB Ratio is ranked better than
56.27% of 2378 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.42 vs TSXV:WCU: 1.21

During the past 12 months, World Copper's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 60.40% per year.

During the past 5 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of World Copper was 75.30% per year. The lowest was 60.40% per year. And the median was 67.85% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


World Copper PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Copper'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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World Copper PB Ratio Chart

World Copper Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
- - 4.49 0.53 0.28

World Copper Quarterly Data
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 0.53 0.63 0.52 0.42 0.28

Competitive Comparison of World Copper's PB Ratio

For the Copper subindustry, World Copper'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.


World Copper's PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, World Copper's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where World Copper's PB Ratio falls into.



World Copper 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.

World Copper's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.35/0.289
=1.21

* 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.


World Copper  (TSXV:WCU) 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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World Copper (TSXV:WCU) Business Description

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Address
200 Granville Street, Suite 2710, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1S4
World Copper Ltd is a Canadian resource company focused on the exploration and development of its two primary copper porphyry projects, Escalones and Cristal, both located in Chile and it's copper oxide project, Zonia, located in Arizona. World Copper's Chilean assets include five copper porphyry targets, one with estimated resources, significant soluble copper mineralization, and exciting potential to expand the resource base. The Zonia project in Arizona is a project with a clear path to production and compelling economics.
Executives
Robert Charles Kopple Director

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