GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Semiconductors » Nations Technologies Inc (SZSE:300077) » Definitions » PB Ratio

Nations Technologies (SZSE:300077) PB Ratio : 4.91 (As of May. 13, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2010. Start your Free Trial

What is Nations Technologies 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), Nations Technologies's share price is ¥9.08. Nations Technologies's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥1.85. Hence, Nations Technologies's PB Ratio of today is 4.91.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nations Technologies's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:300077' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.53   Med: 3.46   Max: 19.46
Current: 4.91

During the past 13 years, Nations Technologies's highest PB Ratio was 19.46. The lowest was 1.53. And the median was 3.46.

SZSE:300077's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.15% of 971 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.38 vs SZSE:300077: 4.91

During the past 12 months, Nations Technologies's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -30.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Nations Technologies was 210.50% per year. The lowest was -26.90% per year. And the median was -0.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Nations Technologies PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nations Technologies'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.

* Premium members only.

Nations Technologies PB Ratio Chart

Nations Technologies 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 2.84 3.81 9.60 5.04 5.73

Nations Technologies 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 6.90 5.33 4.81 5.73 5.43

Competitive Comparison of Nations Technologies's PB Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Nations Technologies'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.


Nations Technologies's PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Nations Technologies's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nations Technologies's PB Ratio falls into.



Nations Technologies 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.

Nations Technologies's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=9.08/1.848
=4.91

* 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.


Nations Technologies  (SZSE:300077) 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.


Nations Technologies PB Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Nations Technologies's PB Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Nations Technologies (SZSE:300077) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 109 Baoshen Road, National Technology Building, Nanshan District, Guangdong, Shenzhen, CHN, 518057
Nations Technologies Inc is a China-based company. It provides secure IC products and services in Internet identification authentication, TPM, secure modules, and personal digital security products and services. Its products include mobile identity, online banking, data encryption, e-Government, financial transaction and many others.

Nations Technologies (SZSE:300077) Headlines

No Headlines