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Murray And Roberts Holdings (Murray And Roberts Holdings) PB Ratio : 3.44 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Murray And Roberts Holdings 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 (2024-04-26), Murray And Roberts Holdings's share price is $0.77. Murray And Roberts Holdings's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.22. Hence, Murray And Roberts Holdings's PB Ratio of today is 3.44.

The historical rank and industry rank for Murray And Roberts Holdings's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MURZY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.79   Max: 1.85
Current: 0.29

During the past 13 years, Murray And Roberts Holdings's highest PB Ratio was 1.85. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.79.

MURZY's PB Ratio is ranked better than
94.47% of 1610 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs MURZY: 0.29

During the past 12 months, Murray And Roberts Holdings's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -23.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -31.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Murray And Roberts Holdings was 157.40% per year. The lowest was -53.10% per year. And the median was 1.60% per year.

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Murray And Roberts Holdings PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Murray And Roberts Holdings'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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Murray And Roberts Holdings PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Murray And Roberts Holdings's PB Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Murray And Roberts Holdings'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.


Murray And Roberts Holdings's PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Murray And Roberts Holdings's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Murray And Roberts Holdings's PB Ratio falls into.



Murray And Roberts Holdings 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.

Murray And Roberts Holdings's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.77/0.224
=3.44

* 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.


Murray And Roberts Holdings  (OTCPK:MURZY) 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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Murray And Roberts Holdings (Murray And Roberts Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
22 Skeen Boulevard, Douglas Roberts Centre, Bedfordview, GT, ZAF, 2007
Murray And Roberts Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company that provides engineering and construction services. The company's operating segment includes Bombela, Power, Industrial & Water, Mining, and Corporate & Properties. It generates maximum revenue from the Mining segment. Its geographical segments include South Africa, Rest of Africa, Australasia & South East Asia, and North America & other, which generates the majority of revenue. The mining segment comprises the following businesses: Murray & Roberts Cementation (Johannesburg-based); Cementation Canada (North Bay-based); Cementation USA (Salt Lake City-based) and Cementation Sudamerica (Santiago-based).