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Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co (SHSE:688584) PB Ratio : 2.57 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Wafer Works (Shanghai) 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 (2024-05-26), Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's share price is ¥16.31. Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥6.35. Hence, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.57.

Good Sign:

Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=2.57) is close to 1-year low of 2.57

The historical rank and industry rank for Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:688584' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.57   Med: 2.84   Max: 4.54
Current: 2.57

During the past 7 years, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's highest PB Ratio was 4.54. The lowest was 2.57. And the median was 2.84.

SHSE:688584's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.24% of 971 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.4 vs SHSE:688584: 2.57

During the past 12 months, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 43.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co was 13.10% per year. The lowest was 4.00% per year. And the median was 10.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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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Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's PB Ratio

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Wafer Works (Shanghai) 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.

Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=16.31/6.349
=2.57

* 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.


Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co  (SHSE:688584) 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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Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co (SHSE:688584) Business Description

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Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductor silicon epitaxial wafers in China. Its main products are semiconductor silicon epitaxial wafers and is mainly used to prepare power devices and analog chips, and are widely used in automobiles, communications, electric power, industry, consumer electronics, high-end equipment, and other fields.

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