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WG Wearne (JSE:WEA) Book Value per Share : R0.05 (As of Aug. 2017)


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What is WG Wearne Book Value per Share?

WG Wearne's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2017 was R0.05.

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WG Wearne's current price is R0.03. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2017 was R0.05. Hence, today's PB Ratio of WG Wearne is 0.81.


WG Wearne Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for WG Wearne'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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WG Wearne Book Value per Share Chart

WG Wearne Annual Data
Trend Feb08 Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12 Feb13 Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.18 0.20 0.16 0.04

WG Wearne Semi-Annual Data
Feb08 Aug08 Feb09 Aug09 Feb10 Aug10 Feb11 Aug11 Feb12 Aug12 Feb13 Aug13 Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17
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 0.20 0.16 0.12 0.04 0.05

Competitive Comparison of WG Wearne's Book Value per Share

For the Building Materials subindustry, WG Wearne'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.


WG Wearne's PB Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where WG Wearne's PB Ratio falls into.



WG Wearne Book Value per Share Calculation

WG Wearne's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2017 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(10.0-0.0)/273.0
=0.04

WG Wearne's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2017 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(14.2-0.0)/273.0
=0.05

* 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.


WG Wearne  (JSE:WEA) 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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WG Wearne (JSE:WEA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
300 Acacia Road, Stonemill Office Park, P.O Box 1674, 3 Kiepersol House, Cresta, ZAF, 2118
WG Wearne Ltd is a supplier of materials and contracting services to the building and construction industry with a complete building material solution. The company is involved in various big construction projects such as the construction of Rand Afrikaans University, the Western Bypass, the Lesotho Highlands Water Scheme, Soccer City and FNB in Fairlands Johannesburg. It operates across South Africa with concentrated operations in Limpopo and Gauteng provinces. its products include sub base materials, concrete stone, road stone, dump rock, ballast stone, crusher sand, building sand, builders mix, plaster sand, generic concrete range, Wearne specialty concrete, high-performance concrete, base course materials and sub base materials.