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Kothari Sugars & Chemicals (NSE:KOTARISUG) PB Ratio : 1.67 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Kothari Sugars & Chemicals 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 (2024-05-24), Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's share price is ₹56.25. Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹33.62. Hence, Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's PB Ratio of today is 1.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:KOTARISUG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44   Med: 0.86   Max: 1.94
Current: 1.68

During the past 13 years, Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's highest PB Ratio was 1.94. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.86.

NSE:KOTARISUG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.32% of 1806 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.54 vs NSE:KOTARISUG: 1.68

During the past 12 months, Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kothari Sugars & Chemicals was 15.70% per year. The lowest was -1.50% per year. And the median was 4.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kothari Sugars & Chemicals PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kothari Sugars & Chemicals'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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Kothari Sugars & Chemicals PB Ratio Chart

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals 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 0.52 0.43 1.22 1.34 1.12

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals 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 - 1.12 - 1.66 -

Competitive Comparison of Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's PB Ratio

For the Confectioners subindustry, Kothari Sugars & Chemicals'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.


Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's PB Ratio falls into.



Kothari Sugars & Chemicals 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.

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=56.25/33.623
=1.67

* 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.


Kothari Sugars & Chemicals  (NSE:KOTARISUG) 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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Kothari Sugars & Chemicals (NSE:KOTARISUG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 115, Mahatma Gandhi Salai, Kothari Buildings, Nungambakkam, Chennai, TN, IND, 600 034
Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd is a manufacturer of Sugar, Alcohol, and Powerhaving units manufacturer in India. It is engaged in three segments, namely Sugar, Cogeneration of power (Cogen) and Distillery. The majority of the revenue is derived from Sugar. Geographically, The company operates in India and Asia, it derives a majority of revenue from India.

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