GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Transportation » King Gen PCL (BKK:KGEN) » Definitions » PB Ratio

King Gen PCL (BKK:KGEN) PB Ratio : 1.40 (As of May. 25, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2009. Start your Free Trial

What is King Gen PCL 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 (2024-05-25), King Gen PCL's share price is ฿0.76. King Gen PCL's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿0.54. Hence, King Gen PCL's PB Ratio of today is 1.40.

The historical rank and industry rank for King Gen PCL's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:KGEN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 1.44   Max: 18.63
Current: 1.4

During the past 13 years, King Gen PCL's highest PB Ratio was 18.63. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 1.44.

BKK:KGEN's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.28% of 931 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.33 vs BKK:KGEN: 1.40

During the past 12 months, King Gen PCL's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 31.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -15.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of King Gen PCL was 105.70% per year. The lowest was -70.20% per year. And the median was 0.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


King Gen PCL PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for King Gen PCL'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.

* Premium members only.

King Gen PCL PB Ratio Chart

King Gen PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.94 2.01 3.61 1.65

King Gen PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 3.61 1.80 1.95 1.65 1.58

Competitive Comparison of King Gen PCL's PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, King Gen PCL'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.


King Gen PCL's PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, King Gen PCL's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where King Gen PCL's PB Ratio falls into.



King Gen PCL 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.

King Gen PCL's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=0.76/0.543
=1.40

* 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.


King Gen PCL  (BKK:KGEN) 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.


King Gen PCL PB Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of King Gen PCL's PB Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


King Gen PCL (BKK:KGEN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Debaratana Road, No. 589/23, Central City Tower, Room No. OF2301, Floor 23, Bangna Nuea Subdistrict, Bangna District, Bangkok, THA, 10260
King Gen PCL is engaged in a media service business. The principal activities of the company are a production of TV and radio programs and providing advertisements through TV media, radio media and new media forms. It operates its business through three segments: TV Advertising Media, New Media Advertising and sell products. The company generates maximum revenue from the TV Advertising Media segment. Geographically, it managed and operates its business principally in Thailand.

King Gen PCL (BKK:KGEN) Headlines

No Headlines