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Desert Control AS (Desert Control AS) PB Ratio : 2.75 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Desert Control AS 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 (2024-05-15), Desert Control AS's share price is $0.63. Desert Control AS's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.23. Hence, Desert Control AS's PB Ratio of today is 2.75.

The historical rank and industry rank for Desert Control AS's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DRTFF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.2   Med: 5.62   Max: 8.21
Current: 2.94

During the past 5 years, Desert Control AS's highest PB Ratio was 8.21. The lowest was 2.20. And the median was 5.62.

DRTFF's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.75% of 242 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 1.495 vs DRTFF: 2.94

During the past 12 months, Desert Control AS's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 40.90% per year.

During the past 5 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Desert Control AS was 40.90% per year. The lowest was 34.70% per year. And the median was 37.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Desert Control AS PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Desert Control AS'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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Desert Control AS PB Ratio Chart

Desert Control AS Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
- - - - 6.33

Desert Control AS Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 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 - 7.40 9.60 12.61 6.33

Competitive Comparison of Desert Control AS's PB Ratio

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Desert Control AS'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.


Desert Control AS's PB Ratio Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Desert Control AS's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Desert Control AS's PB Ratio falls into.



Desert Control AS 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.

Desert Control AS's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.63/0.229
=2.75

* 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.


Desert Control AS  (GREY:DRTFF) 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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Desert Control AS (Desert Control AS) Business Description

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Address
Grenseveien 21, Sandnes, NOR, 4313
Desert Control AS is a climate technology company specialized in reclaiming degraded soil and turning desert sand into fertile soil. The patented product LNC (Liquid Natural Clay) is a liquid clay compound that enables sand and degraded soil to retain water and nutrients.