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Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (BOM:533047) PB Ratio : 1.95 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys 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 (2024-05-06), Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's share price is ₹739.10. Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹379.29. Hence, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's PB Ratio of today is 1.95.

The historical rank and industry rank for Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:533047' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 0.79   Max: 1.95
Current: 1.95

During the past 13 years, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's highest PB Ratio was 1.95. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 0.79.

BOM:533047's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
72.37% of 608 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 1.02 vs BOM:533047: 1.95

During the past 12 months, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 20.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys was 56.70% per year. The lowest was -0.70% per year. And the median was 10.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys'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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Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys PB Ratio Chart

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.60 0.28 0.98 1.30 0.82

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys 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 - 0.82 - 1.10 -

Competitive Comparison of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's PB Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys'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.


Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's PB Ratio falls into.



Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys 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.

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=739.10/379.285
=1.95

* 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.


Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys  (BOM:533047) 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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Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (BOM:533047) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
IMFA Building, Bomikhal, P.O. Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar, OR, IND, 751010
Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd operates in the ferroalloys business. Its business activity primarily functions through Ferro Alloys, Power, Mining, and Other segments. The company generates maximum revenue from Ferro Alloys segment. Its Ferro Alloys segment focuses on ferro chrome, which imparts the non-corrosive property to stainless steel. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Outside India.

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