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Shin Steel Co (XKRX:162300) PB Ratio : 2.05 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Shin Steel 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 (2024-05-19), Shin Steel Co's share price is ₩3565.00. Shin Steel Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩1,740.37. Hence, Shin Steel Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.05.

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

XKRX:162300' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.57   Med: 2.13   Max: 5.12
Current: 2.1

During the past 6 years, Shin Steel Co's highest PB Ratio was 5.12. The lowest was 1.57. And the median was 2.13.

XKRX:162300's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
76.52% of 609 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 1.01 vs XKRX:162300: 2.10

During the past 12 months, Shin Steel Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -26.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.50% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Shin Steel Co was 148.80% per year. The lowest was -28.90% per year. And the median was -26.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Shin Steel Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shin Steel 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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Shin Steel Co PB Ratio Chart

Shin Steel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - 5.53

Shin Steel Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 5.53 3.30 2.67 2.09 1.72

Competitive Comparison of Shin Steel Co's PB Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Shin Steel 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.


Shin Steel Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Shin Steel Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shin Steel Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Shin Steel 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.

Shin Steel Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3565.00/1740.37
=2.05

* 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.


Shin Steel Co  (XKRX:162300) 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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Shin Steel Co (XKRX:162300) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
174, Mieumsandan 4-ro, Gangseo-gu, Busan, KOR
Shin Steel Co Ltd is a steel distribution company that supplies various types of products such as Cold Rolled Steel, Galvanized Steel, Alu-Zinc Steel, Pre-Painted Steel, Stainless Steel, and Tin Plate Steel.

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