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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co (SHSE:600019) PB Ratio : 0.76 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Baoshan Iron & 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 (2024-05-03), Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's share price is ¥6.95. Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥9.12. Hence, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.76.

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

SHSE:600019' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 0.76   Max: 1.49
Current: 0.76

During the past 13 years, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.49. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 0.76.

SHSE:600019's PB Ratio is ranked better than
62.6% of 607 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 1.01 vs SHSE:600019: 0.76

During the past 12 months, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Baoshan Iron & Steel Co was 20.10% per year. The lowest was -4.30% per year. And the median was 5.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Baoshan Iron & Steel Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baoshan Iron & 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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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co PB Ratio Chart

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co 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 0.72 0.72 0.84 0.64 0.65

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co 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 0.71 0.63 0.68 0.65 0.73

Competitive Comparison of Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's PB Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Baoshan Iron & 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.


Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Baoshan Iron & 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.

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=6.95/9.122
=0.76

* 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.


Baoshan Iron & Steel Co  (SHSE:600019) 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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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co (SHSE:600019) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 885 Fujin Road, Baosteel Command Center, Baoshan District, Shanghai, CHN, 201900
Baosteel is the listed entity of the largest steel group in China. Its steel businesses--which include steel manufacturing, processing, and distribution--account for roughly 95% of its revenue. The remainder consists of information technology, chemical, finance, and e-commerce activities. The firm focuses on flat steel and commands more than 50% of the domestic China cold-rolled automotive sheet market, roughly 80% of the China grain-oriented electrical steel market, and a third of the non-oriented electrical steel market.

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