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Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co (HKSE:02528) PB Ratio : 0.41 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co 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 (2024-05-20), Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's share price is HK$0.237. Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.57. Hence, Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.41.

Good Sign:

Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.41) is close to 5-year low of 0.37

The historical rank and industry rank for Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02528' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 0.91   Max: 2.5
Current: 0.42

During the past 8 years, Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.50. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 0.91.

HKSE:02528's PB Ratio is ranked better than
90.29% of 1061 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.52 vs HKSE:02528: 0.42

During the past 12 months, Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co was 44.00% per year. The lowest was -5.10% per year. And the median was 14.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co'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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Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co PB Ratio Chart

Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 1.76 1.24 0.61 0.52

Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.24 0.88 0.61 0.59 0.52

Competitive Comparison of Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's PB Ratio

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co'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.


Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co 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.

Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.237/0.572
=0.41

* 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.


Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co  (HKSE:02528) 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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Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co (HKSE:02528) Business Description

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Address
The Gateway, Harbour City, Suite 1204, 12th Floor, Tower 6, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Ltd is engaged in the retail of fashion apparel of international brands ranging from designer label brands, and popular brands to up-and-coming brands in Greater China. Its brands include UM, UM IXOX, and IXOX. It has opened mono-brand stores in Greater China for the brands BLACK BARRETT, CK CALVIN KLEIN, Calvin Klein Jeans, Calvin Klein Performance, Calvin Klein Underwear, EA7, Ed Hardy, Hogan, Moschino, Neil Barrett, Philipp Plein, Tommy Hilfiger and Under Armour. It has a business presence in Mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, and Other regions.

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