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National Petrochemical Co (SAU:2002) PB Ratio : 2.39 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is National Petrochemical Co 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 (2024-05-21), National Petrochemical Co's share price is ﷼45.45. National Petrochemical Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was ﷼19.02. Hence, National Petrochemical Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.39.

The historical rank and industry rank for National Petrochemical Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:2002's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 1.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

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National Petrochemical Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Petrochemical Co'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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National Petrochemical Co PB Ratio Chart

National Petrochemical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 1.51 1.40 1.97 2.10

National Petrochemical Co Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 1.97 2.47 2.44 2.69 2.10

Competitive Comparison of National Petrochemical Co's PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, National Petrochemical Co'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.


National Petrochemical Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, National Petrochemical Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Petrochemical Co's PB Ratio falls into.



National Petrochemical Co 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.

National Petrochemical Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2021)
=45.45/19.02
=2.39

* 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.


National Petrochemical Co  (SAU:2002) 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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National Petrochemical Co (SAU:2002) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Northern Ring Branch Road, Hittin Area unit 202, PO Box 99833, Riyadh, SAU, 11625
National Petrochemical Co manufactures petrochemical products. Through its subsidiary, Saudi Polymers Company, it develops, produces petrochemical products, and through the Distribution company, it wholesales and retails petrochemical products. Its products include High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS), and Hexene-1. The company's geographical segments include Domestic/Middle East, Asia, and Europe/Africa.

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