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KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co (XKRX:052690) PB Ratio : 4.73 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is KEPCO Engineeringnstruction 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 (2024-05-16), KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's share price is ₩68100.00. KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩14,386.38. Hence, KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's PB Ratio of today is 4.73.

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

XKRX:052690' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.08   Med: 3.02   Max: 9.01
Current: 4.73

During the past 13 years, KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's highest PB Ratio was 9.01. The lowest was 1.08. And the median was 3.02.

XKRX:052690's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
88.65% of 1621 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs XKRX:052690: 4.73

During the past 12 months, KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co was 10.10% per year. The lowest was -14.80% per year. And the median was 3.05% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for KEPCO Engineeringnstruction 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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KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co PB Ratio Chart

KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co 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 1.55 1.36 6.30 3.82 4.32

KEPCO Engineeringnstruction 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 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 3.82 5.35 4.84 4.42 4.32

Competitive Comparison of KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's PB Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, KEPCO Engineeringnstruction 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.


KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's PB Ratio falls into.



KEPCO Engineeringnstruction 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.

KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=68100.00/14386.384
=4.73

* 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.


KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co  (XKRX:052690) 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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KEPCO Engineeringnstruction Co (XKRX:052690) Business Description

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Address
269, Hyeoksin-ro, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gimcheon-si, KOR, 39660
KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co Inc is a power plant engineering company. It is involved in design, construction, engineering and procurement of nuclear and thermal power plant and power reactors of various sizes and capacities. The company has Architect engineering and Nuclear steam supply system design technology. It is planning to develop third-generation type future nuclear power plants such as nuclear fusion reactor, sodium cooled fast reactor and very high-temperature reactor for hydrogen generation.

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