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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras) PB Ratio

: 0.72 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-18), Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's share price is $7.27. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $10.16. Hence, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's PB Ratio of today is 0.72.

The historical rank and industry rank for Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

EBR' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09   Med: 0.66   Max: 1.06
Current: 0.76

During the past 13 years, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's highest PB Ratio was 1.06. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.66.

EBR's PB Ratio is ranked better than
73.41% of 410 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs EBR: 0.76

During the past 12 months, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras was 17.00% per year. The lowest was -14.80% per year. And the median was -4.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras'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.

* Premium members only.

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.60 0.73 0.77 0.71 0.87

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
PB Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.87 0.72 0.81 0.72

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras'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.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras PB Ratio Distribution

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's PB Ratio falls into.



Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras 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.

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
=7.27/10.162
=0.72

* 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.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras  (NYSE:EBR) 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.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras PB Ratio Related Terms

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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras) Business Description

Address
Rua da Quitanda 196, 9th floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20091-005
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, or Eletrobras, is a mixed capital, Brazilian electric utility company of which the majority shareholder is the Government of Brazil. Eletrobras, through its subsidiaries, controls a sizable amount of total installed electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Brazil. The company operates a portfolio of wind, thermal, hydro, and nuclear power plants located throughout the country. The vast majority of the total energy produced by Eletrobras comes from its hydroelectric facilities. The company primarily generates revenue from the administration segment. About half of Eletrobras' electricity sales are made using free market agreements, while the other half is completed through auctions and contracts.

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