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General Insurance of India (BOM:540755) PB Ratio : 1.26 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is General Insurance of India 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), General Insurance of India's share price is ₹342.90. General Insurance of India's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹272.31. Hence, General Insurance of India's PB Ratio of today is 1.26.

The historical rank and industry rank for General Insurance of India's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:540755' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 0.91   Max: 3.55
Current: 1.26

During the past 10 years, General Insurance of India's highest PB Ratio was 3.55. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 0.91.

BOM:540755's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
51.12% of 489 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs BOM:540755: 1.26

During the past 12 months, General Insurance of India's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 23.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 18.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year.

During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of General Insurance of India was 30.30% per year. The lowest was -3.50% per year. And the median was 18.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


General Insurance of India PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Insurance of India'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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General Insurance of India PB Ratio Chart

General Insurance of India Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.26 0.68 1.08 0.55 0.52

General Insurance of India 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 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 - 0.52 - 0.83 -

Competitive Comparison of General Insurance of India's PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, General Insurance of India'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.


General Insurance of India's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, General Insurance of India's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Insurance of India's PB Ratio falls into.



General Insurance of India 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.

General Insurance of India's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=342.90/272.309
=1.26

* 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.


General Insurance of India  (BOM:540755) 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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General Insurance of India (BOM:540755) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
170, Jamshedji Tata Road, Suraksha, Churchgate, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 020
General Insurance Corporation of India is a reinsurance company. It provides reinsurance for business lines including fire (property), marine, motor, engineering, agriculture, aviation/space, health, liability, credit, and financial and life insurance. Geographically, the business activities of the groups are carried out through the region of India.

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