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CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS (BSP:CGAS5) PB Ratio : 8.81 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS 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 (2024-04-30), CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's share price is R$112.68. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$12.78. Hence, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's PB Ratio of today is 8.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:CGAS5' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.21   Med: 3.27   Max: 170.7
Current: 8.38

During the past 13 years, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's highest PB Ratio was 170.70. The lowest was 1.21. And the median was 3.27.

BSP:CGAS5's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.86% of 510 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs BSP:CGAS5: 8.38

During the past 12 months, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 64.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 42.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -13.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS was 42.10% per year. The lowest was -42.20% per year. And the median was 8.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS'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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CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS PB Ratio Chart

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS 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 36.34 38.79 18.21 16.62 9.73

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 16.62 - 173.01 - 9.73

Competitive Comparison of CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS'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.


CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's PB Ratio falls into.



CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS 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.

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=112.68/12.784
=8.81

* 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.


CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS  (BSP:CGAS5) 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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CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS (BSP:CGAS5) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue, 4,100 / 4th floor, Itaim Bibi, SP, BRA, 04538-132
CIA de Gas de Sao Paulo - COMGAS distributes piped natural gas in part of the State of Sao Paulo for consumers in the industrial, residential, commercial, automotive, thermal generation and cogeneration sectors.

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