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LDC Dental PCL (BKK:LDC) PB Ratio : 1.42 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is LDC Dental PCL 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 (2024-05-12), LDC Dental PCL's share price is ฿0.60. LDC Dental PCL's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿0.42. Hence, LDC Dental PCL's PB Ratio of today is 1.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for LDC Dental PCL's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:LDC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.13   Med: 2.5   Max: 18.59
Current: 1.42

During the past 12 years, LDC Dental PCL's highest PB Ratio was 18.59. The lowest was 1.13. And the median was 2.50.

BKK:LDC's PB Ratio is ranked better than
67.56% of 598 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.23 vs BKK:LDC: 1.42

During the past 12 months, LDC Dental PCL's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.20% per year.

During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of LDC Dental PCL was 43.60% per year. The lowest was -12.80% per year. And the median was -0.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


LDC Dental PCL PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for LDC Dental PCL'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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LDC Dental PCL PB Ratio Chart

LDC Dental PCL 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 2.43 3.44 3.96 2.94 1.47

LDC Dental PCL 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 2.94 2.35 1.86 1.74 1.47

Competitive Comparison of LDC Dental PCL's PB Ratio

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, LDC Dental PCL'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.


LDC Dental PCL's PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, LDC Dental PCL's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LDC Dental PCL's PB Ratio falls into.



LDC Dental PCL 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.

LDC Dental PCL's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.60/0.423
=1.42

* 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.


LDC Dental PCL  (BKK:LDC) 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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LDC Dental PCL (BKK:LDC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Moo 5, Srinakarin Road, 395-395/1 LDC Building, 2nd Floor, Sumrong Nua Sub-District, Muang Samutprakarn District, Samutprakarn Province, Bangkok, THA, 10270
LDC Dental PCL is a Thailand-based company, which is engaged in operating dental clinics. The company offers X-ray radiation services, orthodontics, pedodontics, dental replacement prosthodontics, implants, oral med medicine, periodontics, root canal treatment, oral surgery, cosmetics dentistry services, fillings, and others. The majority of its revenue gets derived from Dental services. Geographically, it operates only in Thailand.

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