WP Energy PCL (BKK:WP) PB Ratio : 1.52 (As of May. 16, 2024)

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What is WP Energy PCL 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 (2024-05-16), WP Energy PCL's share price is ฿3.92. WP Energy PCL's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿2.57. Hence, WP Energy PCL's PB Ratio of today is 1.52.

Good Sign:

WP Energy PCL stock PB Ratio (=1.54) is close to 3-year low of 1.45

The historical rank and industry rank for WP Energy PCL's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:WP' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3 Med: 1.97 Max: 8.89
Current: 1.52

During the past 10 years, WP Energy PCL's highest PB Ratio was 8.89. The lowest was 1.30. And the median was 1.97.

BKK:WP's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.71% of 512 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.43 vs BKK:WP: 1.52

During the past 12 months, WP Energy PCL's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year.

During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of WP Energy PCL was 133.30% per year. The lowest was 1.00% per year. And the median was 24.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

WP Energy PCL PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WP Energy PCL's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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WP Energy PCL PB Ratio Chart

WP Energy PCL Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

PB Ratio

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2.05

1.71

2.05

1.73

1.51

WP Energy PCL Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	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															1.73	1.63	1.68	1.47	1.51

Competitive Comparison of WP Energy PCL's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, WP Energy PCL'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.

WP Energy PCL's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, WP Energy PCL's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WP Energy PCL's PB Ratio falls into.

WP Energy PCL 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.

WP Energy PCL's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	3.92	/	2.573
	=	1.52

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

WP Energy PCL (BKK:WP) 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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WP Energy PCL (BKK:WP) Business Description

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1 East Water Buildings 15th Floor, Soi Viphavadi Rangsit 5, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chom Pon Sub-district, Chatuchak district, Bangkok, THA, 10900

Website

https://www.wp-energy.co.th

WP Energy PCL is a Thailand-based company engaged in trading of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and transportation of oil, gas, and chemical substances. The company distributes its liquefied petroleum gas cylinders to filling plants, gas retail shops, and gas users in commercial and household sectors. It derives a majority of revenue from the trading of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) activity. The group generates majority of the revenue from Thailand.