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Whitefield Industrials (ASX:WHF) PB Ratio : 1.01 (As of Dec. 16, 2024)


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What is Whitefield Industrials 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 (2024-12-16), Whitefield Industrials's share price is A$5.56. Whitefield Industrials's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was A$5.52. Hence, Whitefield Industrials's PB Ratio of today is 1.01.

Good Sign:

Whitefield Industrials Ltd stock PB Ratio (=1.01) is close to 3-year low of 0.96

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

ASX:WHF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.04   Max: 1.34
Current: 1.01

During the past 13 years, Whitefield Industrials's highest PB Ratio was 1.34. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.04.

ASX:WHF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.29% of 756 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.435 vs ASX:WHF: 1.01

During the past 12 months, Whitefield Industrials's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Whitefield Industrials was 16.90% per year. The lowest was -5.70% per year. And the median was 3.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Whitefield Industrials PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whitefield Industrials'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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Whitefield Industrials PB Ratio Chart

Whitefield Industrials Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.03 1.12 1.09 1.08 1.00

Whitefield Industrials Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 1.16 1.08 1.09 1.00 1.00

Competitive Comparison of Whitefield Industrials's PB Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Whitefield Industrials'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.


Whitefield Industrials's PB Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Whitefield Industrials's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Whitefield Industrials's PB Ratio falls into.



Whitefield Industrials 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.

Whitefield Industrials's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=5.56/5.523
=1.01

* 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.


Whitefield Industrials  (ASX:WHF) 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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Whitefield Industrials Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
68 Pitt Street, Suite 16.01, Level 16, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Whitefield Industrials Ltd is an investment company. The company is engaged in investing in companies and trusts. It operates in one segment namely, the Securities industry. The company derives revenue from dividend income, interest income, and the sale of its investment portfolio.