Taiwan Secom Co (TPE:9917) PB Ratio : 4.61 (As of May. 13, 2024)

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What is Taiwan Secom 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 (2024-05-13), Taiwan Secom Co's share price is NT$131.00. Taiwan Secom Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$28.39. Hence, Taiwan Secom Co's PB Ratio of today is 4.61.

Warning Sign:

Taiwan Secom Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=4.61) is close to 10-year high of 4.61

The historical rank and industry rank for Taiwan Secom Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:9917' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3 Med: 3.82 Max: 4.61
Current: 4.61

During the past 13 years, Taiwan Secom Co's highest PB Ratio was 4.61. The lowest was 3.00. And the median was 3.82.

TPE:9917's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.33% of 1026 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs TPE:9917: 4.61

During the past 12 months, Taiwan Secom Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Taiwan Secom Co was 5.70% per year. The lowest was -2.00% per year. And the median was 3.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Taiwan Secom Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Secom Co's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Taiwan Secom Co PB Ratio Chart

Taiwan Secom Co Annual Data

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Dec23

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3.65

3.48

3.95

3.67

4.12

Taiwan Secom Co 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															3.67	3.66	4.52	3.97	4.12

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Secom Co's PB Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Taiwan Secom 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.

Taiwan Secom Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Taiwan Secom Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Secom Co's PB Ratio falls into.

Taiwan Secom 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.

Taiwan Secom Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	131.00	/	28.392
	=	4.61

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Taiwan Secom Co (TPE:9917) 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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Taiwan Secom Co (TPE:9917) Business Description

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Address

No. 139, Zhengzhou Road, 6th Floor, Taipei, TWN

Website

https://www.secom.com.tw

Taiwan Secom Co Ltd is involved in security and protection services. The company has four operating segments; the Electronic system segment engages in security system-related services, the Security guard service segment engages in security guarding related services, the Cash delivery service segment engages in cash delivery service, and the Logistics service segment engages in logistic service. It generates maximum revenue from the Electronic System segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Taiwan.

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