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Dialog Axiata (COL:DIAL.N0000) PB Ratio : 1.58 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Dialog Axiata 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 (2024-05-14), Dialog Axiata's share price is රු11.50. Dialog Axiata's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was රු7.26. Hence, Dialog Axiata's PB Ratio of today is 1.58.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dialog Axiata's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

COL:DIAL.N0000' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 1.61   Max: 2.6
Current: 1.58

During the past 13 years, Dialog Axiata's highest PB Ratio was 2.60. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 1.61.

COL:DIAL.N0000's PB Ratio is ranked better than
54.82% of 363 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.73 vs COL:DIAL.N0000: 1.58

During the past 12 months, Dialog Axiata's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -15.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Dialog Axiata was 12.40% per year. The lowest was -15.60% per year. And the median was 10.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Dialog Axiata PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dialog Axiata'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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Dialog Axiata PB Ratio Chart

Dialog Axiata Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.22 1.35 1.23 0.96 1.55

Dialog Axiata Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 1.30 1.55 1.59 1.49 1.50

Competitive Comparison of Dialog Axiata's PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Dialog Axiata'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.


Dialog Axiata's PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Dialog Axiata's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dialog Axiata's PB Ratio falls into.



Dialog Axiata 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.

Dialog Axiata's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
=11.50/7.262
=1.58

* 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.


Dialog Axiata  (COL:DIAL.N0000) 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.


Dialog Axiata PB Ratio Related Terms

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Dialog Axiata (COL:DIAL.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 475, Union Place, Colombo, LKA, 02
Dialog Axiata PLC operates a mobile telecommunications network. It mainly offers the provision of mobile services, data services, international direct dialing services, leasing of passive infrastructure, provision of interconnect services, pay television transmission services, provision of other data services, and digital services. The company serves its customer-facing technology and service delivery infrastructures spanning mobile, fixed line, broadband, digital television, and digital services sectors. Its segments include Mobile operation; Fixed telephony and broadband operation; and Television operation. The company generates maximum revenue from Mobile operation segment.

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