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Forward Science (ROCO:7530) PB Ratio : 2.78 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Forward Science 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 (2024-06-05), Forward Science's share price is NT$34.30. Forward Science's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$12.33. Hence, Forward Science's PB Ratio of today is 2.78.

Good Sign:

Forward Science Corp stock PB Ratio (=2.59) is close to 1-year low of 2.52

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

ROCO:7530' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.6   Med: 3.46   Max: 5.65
Current: 2.78

During the past 6 years, Forward Science's highest PB Ratio was 5.65. The lowest was 1.60. And the median was 3.46.

ROCO:7530's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
67.19% of 2926 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.86 vs ROCO:7530: 2.78

During the past 12 months, Forward Science's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.40% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Forward Science was 10.60% per year. The lowest was -7.60% per year. And the median was -0.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Forward Science PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Science'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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Forward Science PB Ratio Chart

Forward Science Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 4.54 3.55 4.06

Forward Science Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.54 2.93 3.55 4.27 4.06

Competitive Comparison of Forward Science's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Forward Science'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.


Forward Science's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Forward Science's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Science's PB Ratio falls into.



Forward Science 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.

Forward Science's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=34.30/12.325
=2.78

* 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.


Forward Science  (ROCO:7530) 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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Forward Science (ROCO:7530) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
232 Youyi Road, Miaoli County, Jhunan, TWN, 350
Forward Science Corp is engaged in the manufacturing and maintenance of vacuum pumps. It is also involved in precision parts manufacturing that includes Stainless Processing, Aluminum Processing, Casting Processing, and Metal Finishing among others.

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