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West Cobar Metals (ASX:WC1) PB Ratio : 0.39 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is West Cobar Metals 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 (2024-06-05), West Cobar Metals's share price is A$0.046. West Cobar Metals's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.12. Hence, West Cobar Metals's PB Ratio of today is 0.39.

The historical rank and industry rank for West Cobar Metals's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:WC1' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 3.63
Current: 0.39

During the past 2 years, West Cobar Metals's highest PB Ratio was 3.63. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

ASX:WC1's PB Ratio is ranked better than
90.58% of 2377 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs ASX:WC1: 0.39

During the past 12 months, West Cobar Metals's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


West Cobar Metals PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Cobar Metals'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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West Cobar Metals PB Ratio Chart

West Cobar Metals Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23
PB Ratio
1.05 0.69

West Cobar Metals Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.16 1.05 1.25 0.69 0.68

Competitive Comparison of West Cobar Metals's PB Ratio

For the Gold subindustry, West Cobar Metals'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.


West Cobar Metals's PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where West Cobar Metals's PB Ratio falls into.



West Cobar Metals 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.

West Cobar Metals's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.046/0.117
=0.39

* 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.


West Cobar Metals  (ASX:WC1) 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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West Cobar Metals (ASX:WC1) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
216 St Georges Terrace, Level 8, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
West Cobar Metals Ltd is a minerals exploration and development company focused on rare earths and battery minerals within Australia and the United States. It four Projects; Salazar REE Project, Nevada Lithium Project, Hermit Hill Lithium Project and Cobar West Project.

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