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Zwahlen et Mayr (XSWX:ZWM) PB Ratio : 0.27 (As of Jun. 12, 2024)


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What is Zwahlen et Mayr 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 (2024-06-12), Zwahlen et Mayr's share price is CHF156.00. Zwahlen et Mayr's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF585.06. Hence, Zwahlen et Mayr's PB Ratio of today is 0.27.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zwahlen et Mayr's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:ZWM' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 0.4   Max: 0.97
Current: 0.27

During the past 13 years, Zwahlen et Mayr's highest PB Ratio was 0.97. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.40.

XSWX:ZWM's PB Ratio is ranked better than
93.74% of 607 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.99 vs XSWX:ZWM: 0.27

During the past 12 months, Zwahlen et Mayr's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Zwahlen et Mayr was 20.90% per year. The lowest was -18.00% per year. And the median was 0.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Zwahlen et Mayr PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zwahlen et Mayr'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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Zwahlen et Mayr PB Ratio Chart

Zwahlen et Mayr 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 0.44 0.33 0.33 0.30 0.27

Zwahlen et Mayr Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.33 0.33 0.30 0.30 0.27

Competitive Comparison of Zwahlen et Mayr's PB Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Zwahlen et Mayr'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.


Zwahlen et Mayr's PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Zwahlen et Mayr's PB Ratio falls into.



Zwahlen et Mayr 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.

Zwahlen et Mayr's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=156.00/585.057
=0.27

* 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.


Zwahlen et Mayr  (XSWX:ZWM) 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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Zwahlen et Mayr (XSWX:ZWM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
ZI 2 Route des Marais, 2, Aigle, CHE, CH-1860
Zwahlen et Mayr SA, formerly Zwahlen & Mayr SA is engaged in the steel related business. It provides design, engineering, manufacture and erection of steel frames for commercial and industrial structures. It divides its activities into two business units: Steel Constructions and Stainless Steel Tubes. Its products used in Conventional power stations, Nuclear power stations, Chemical and petrochemical plants, Petroleum refineries, Pulp and Paper, Air treatment and Dairy.

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