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China Gengsheng Minerals (FRA:CGS) Book Value per Share : €0.62 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is China Gengsheng Minerals Book Value per Share?

China Gengsheng Minerals's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €0.62.

During the past 12 months, China Gengsheng Minerals's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -43.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -26.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -12.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of China Gengsheng Minerals was 270.20% per year. The lowest was -26.00% per year. And the median was 3.60% per year.

China Gengsheng Minerals's current price is €0.51. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €0.62. Hence, today's PB Ratio of China Gengsheng Minerals is 0.82.

During the past 8 years, the highest P/B Ratio of China Gengsheng Minerals was 2.45. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.47.


China Gengsheng Minerals Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Gengsheng Minerals's Book Value per Share 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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China Gengsheng Minerals Book Value per Share Chart

China Gengsheng Minerals Annual Data
Trend Sep06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.40 1.59 1.52 1.15 0.62

China Gengsheng Minerals Quarterly Data
Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13
Book Value per Share 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 1.15 1.06 0.98 0.89 0.62

Competitive Comparison of China Gengsheng Minerals's Book Value per Share

For the Building Materials subindustry, China Gengsheng Minerals'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.


China Gengsheng Minerals's PB Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Gengsheng Minerals's PB Ratio falls into.



China Gengsheng Minerals Book Value per Share Calculation

China Gengsheng Minerals's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(16.69-0.00)/26.80
=0.62

China Gengsheng Minerals's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(16.69-0.00)/26.80
=0.62

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


China Gengsheng Minerals  (FRA:CGS) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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China Gengsheng Minerals (FRA:CGS) Business Description

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Address
No. 88 Gengsheng Road, Dayugou Town, Gongyi, Henan, CHN, 451271
China Gengsheng Minerals Inc is a holding company. It operates in the materials technology industry through its subsidiaries in China. It develops, manufactures and sells a broad range of mineral-based products. Its products include refractory products, industrial ceramics, fracture proppants and fine precision abrasives and corundum materials. It sells its products to iron, steel, oil, glass, cement, aluminum, chemical and solar industries. The company has Refractories, Industrial ceramic, Fracture proppant, Fire precision abrasives segments. It derives the majority of its revenues from Refractories segment.

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