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Dangote Cement (NSA:DCP) PB Ratio : 6.51 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Dangote Cement 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 (2024-04-28), Dangote Cement's share price is ₦656.70. Dangote Cement's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₦100.94. Hence, Dangote Cement's PB Ratio of today is 6.51.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dangote Cement's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NSA:DCP' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.12   Med: 4.47   Max: 8.16
Current: 6.51

During the past 13 years, Dangote Cement's highest PB Ratio was 8.16. The lowest was 2.12. And the median was 4.47.

NSA:DCP's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
94.46% of 379 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs NSA:DCP: 6.51

During the past 12 months, Dangote Cement's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 61.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 25.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Dangote Cement was 29.10% per year. The lowest was -0.30% per year. And the median was 10.05% per year.

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Dangote Cement PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dangote Cement'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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Dangote Cement PB Ratio Chart

Dangote Cement 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 2.73 4.75 4.53 4.18 3.17

Dangote Cement 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 4.18 3.95 3.80 4.29 3.17

Competitive Comparison of Dangote Cement's PB Ratio

For the Building Materials subindustry, Dangote Cement'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.


Dangote Cement's PB Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Dangote Cement's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dangote Cement's PB Ratio falls into.



Dangote Cement 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.

Dangote Cement's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=656.70/100.944
=6.51

* 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.


Dangote Cement  (NSA:DCP) 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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Dangote Cement (NSA:DCP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1, Alfred Rewane Road, P.O. Box 40032, Falomo, Ikoyi, Union Marble House, Lagos, NGA
Dangote Cement PLC is a Nigerian cement manufacturer. It manufactures and markets cement and related products through its 'Dangote' brand. Its geographical segment includes Nigeria and Pan Africa. The company derives a majority of revenue from Nigeria segment.

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