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National Investment Trust (XMAU:NIT) PB Ratio : 0.28 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is National Investment Trust 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), National Investment Trust's share price is MUR11.00. National Investment Trust's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was MUR39.35. Hence, National Investment Trust's PB Ratio of today is 0.28.

Good Sign:

National Investment Trust Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.28) is close to 10-year low of 0.28

The historical rank and industry rank for National Investment Trust's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XMAU:NIT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 0.69   Max: 44.16
Current: 0.28

During the past 13 years, National Investment Trust's highest PB Ratio was 44.16. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 0.69.

XMAU:NIT's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.7% of 1688 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs XMAU:NIT: 0.28

During the past 12 months, National Investment Trust's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of National Investment Trust was 13.20% per year. The lowest was -2.10% per year. And the median was 3.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


National Investment Trust PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Investment Trust'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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National Investment Trust PB Ratio Chart

National Investment Trust Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.82 0.77 0.69 0.52

National Investment Trust 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 0.65 0.52 0.52 43.78 0.33

Competitive Comparison of National Investment Trust's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, National Investment Trust'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.


National Investment Trust's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, National Investment Trust's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Investment Trust's PB Ratio falls into.



National Investment Trust 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.

National Investment Trust's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=11.00/39.35
=0.28

* 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.


National Investment Trust  (XMAU:NIT) 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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National Investment Trust (XMAU:NIT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Sir William Newton Street, Level 8, Newton Tower, Port Louis, MUS, 11328
National Investment Trust Ltd is a closed-end fund. It invests in shares and securities in both the local and international markets. The investment objective of the NIT Local Equity Fund is to produce both income and capital growth from a diversified portfolio of domestic securities. The company has eight Funds under namely, the NIT Local Equity Fund, NIT Global Opportunities Fund, NIT North America Fund, NIT Europe Fund, NIT Emerging Markets Fund, NIT Global Healthcare Fund, NIT Global Bond Fund and the NIT Global Value.

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