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Cathay Chemical Works (TPE:1713) Book Value per Share : NT$28.79 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Cathay Chemical Works Book Value per Share?

Cathay Chemical Works's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$28.79.

During the past 12 months, Cathay Chemical Works's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 52.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 21.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Cathay Chemical Works was 21.50% per year. The lowest was 0.10% per year. And the median was 0.80% per year.

Cathay Chemical Works's current price is NT$51.00. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$28.79. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Cathay Chemical Works is 1.77.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Cathay Chemical Works was 2.88. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 1.22.


Cathay Chemical Works Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay Chemical Works's Book Value per Share 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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Cathay Chemical Works Book Value per Share Chart

Cathay Chemical Works Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.50 16.07 17.13 18.86 28.79

Cathay Chemical Works Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Book Value per Share 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 18.86 19.28 21.04 21.45 28.79

Competitive Comparison of Cathay Chemical Works's Book Value per Share

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Cathay Chemical Works'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.


Cathay Chemical Works's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Cathay Chemical Works's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay Chemical Works's PB Ratio falls into.


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Cathay Chemical Works Book Value per Share Calculation

Cathay Chemical Works's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4,346.6-0.0)/151.0
=28.79

Cathay Chemical Works's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4,346.6-0.0)/151.0
=28.79

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Cathay Chemical Works  (TPE:1713) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Cathay Chemical Works Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Zhongxiao East Road, 12F, No.320, Section 4, Taipei, TWN
Cathay Chemical Works Inc operates in the specialty chemical industry. The company is in the business of manufacturing and sale of sodium hydrosulfite, zinc oxide, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, zinc dust and so on.

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