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CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa (BSP:FESA4) PB Ratio : 0.88 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa 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 Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's share price is R$8.24. CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$9.37. Hence, CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's PB Ratio of today is 0.88.

Good Sign:

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa stock PB Ratio (=1.57) is close to 1-year low of 1.46

The historical rank and industry rank for CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:FESA4' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 1.35   Max: 2.8
Current: 1.59

During the past 13 years, CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's highest PB Ratio was 2.80. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 1.35.

BSP:FESA4's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
66.39% of 607 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 1.01 vs BSP:FESA4: 1.59

During the past 12 months, CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 21.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa was 21.80% per year. The lowest was -76.60% per year. And the median was 8.55% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa'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 Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa PB Ratio Chart

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa 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 0.93 0.92 1.75 1.50 1.24

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa 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 1.50 1.43 1.29 1.32 1.24

Competitive Comparison of CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's PB Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa'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 Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's PB Ratio falls into.



CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa 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 Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=8.24/9.372
=0.88

* 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 Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa  (BSP:FESA4) 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 Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa (BSP:FESA4) Business Description

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Address
Estrada de Santiago s/n, Pojuca, BA, BRA, 48120000
CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa produces ferroalloys, including chromium alloys and silicon ferroalloys. It operates in the areas of mining, reforestation, and metallurgy, offering high-carbon ferrochrome, low-carbon ferrochrome, and ferrosilicon. It also engages in the mining, forestry, metallurgy businesses.

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