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China National Medicines (SHSE:600511) PB Ratio : 1.73 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is China National Medicines 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 (2024-05-13), China National Medicines's share price is ¥37.14. China National Medicines's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥21.51. Hence, China National Medicines's PB Ratio of today is 1.73.

The historical rank and industry rank for China National Medicines's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600511' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.35   Med: 2.61   Max: 9.19
Current: 1.73

During the past 13 years, China National Medicines's highest PB Ratio was 9.19. The lowest was 1.35. And the median was 2.61.

SHSE:600511's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
61.96% of 92 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs SHSE:600511: 1.73

During the past 12 months, China National Medicines's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of China National Medicines was 40.50% per year. The lowest was 4.60% per year. And the median was 19.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


China National Medicines PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China National Medicines'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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China National Medicines PB Ratio Chart

China National Medicines Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.95 3.25 1.86 1.48 1.37

China National Medicines Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.92 2.01 1.66 1.37 1.53

Competitive Comparison of China National Medicines's PB Ratio

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, China National Medicines'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.


China National Medicines's PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, China National Medicines's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China National Medicines's PB Ratio falls into.



China National Medicines 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.

China National Medicines's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=37.14/21.51
=1.73

* 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.


China National Medicines  (SHSE:600511) 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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China National Medicines (SHSE:600511) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 12 A, Sanyuan West Lane, Yongwai, Chongwen District, Beijing, CHN, 100077
China National Medicines Corp Ltd focuses on producing special drugs and high-end prescription drugs. Its main goal is to provide customers with professional medical services. The company is also engaged in proprietary Chinese medicines, Chinese medicine decoction pieces, Chinese medicinal materials, chemical preparations, chemical raw materials, antibiotics, and biochemical drugs.

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