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United Overseas Bank (SGX:U11) PB Ratio : 1.10 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is United Overseas Bank 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 (2024-04-26), United Overseas Bank's share price is S$30.52. United Overseas Bank's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was S$27.64. Hence, United Overseas Bank's PB Ratio of today is 1.10.

Good Sign:

United Overseas Bank Ltd stock PB Ratio (=1.08) is close to 3-year low of 1.01

The historical rank and industry rank for United Overseas Bank's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:U11' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.13   Max: 1.51
Current: 1.1

During the past 13 years, United Overseas Bank's highest PB Ratio was 1.51. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.13.

SGX:U11's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
71.01% of 1459 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.85 vs SGX:U11: 1.10

During the past 12 months, United Overseas Bank's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of United Overseas Bank was 26.70% per year. The lowest was -6.30% per year. And the median was 6.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


United Overseas Bank PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Overseas Bank'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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United Overseas Bank PB Ratio Chart

United Overseas Bank 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 1.11 0.93 1.05 1.19 1.03

United Overseas Bank 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 1.05 1.04 1.19 1.03 1.03

Competitive Comparison of United Overseas Bank's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, United Overseas Bank'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.


United Overseas Bank's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, United Overseas Bank's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Overseas Bank's PB Ratio falls into.



United Overseas Bank 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.

United Overseas Bank's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=30.52/27.64
=1.10

* 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.


United Overseas Bank  (SGX:U11) 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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United Overseas Bank (SGX:U11) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
80 Raffles Place, UOB Plaza, Singapore, SGP, 048624
United Overseas Bank is a diversified financial institution based in Singapore. Its regional reach spans Greater China and Southeast Asia. Key countries include Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Singapore, its core market, makes up around 50% of its total assets. The group offers a wide range of services, including consumer, commercial and corporate, and investment banking; corporate finance; treasury services; and wealth management, insurance, and brokerage services.

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