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MetroGas (BUE:METR) PB Ratio : 1.87 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is MetroGas 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 (2024-05-16), MetroGas's share price is ARS1147.00. MetroGas's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS614.67. Hence, MetroGas's PB Ratio of today is 1.87.

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

BUE:METR' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 1.2   Max: 34.92
Current: 1.87

During the past 13 years, MetroGas's highest PB Ratio was 34.92. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 1.20.

BUE:METR's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
84.18% of 512 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.43 vs BUE:METR: 1.87

During the past 12 months, MetroGas's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 625.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 115.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 61.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of MetroGas was 1145.80% per year. The lowest was -91.50% per year. And the median was 3.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


MetroGas PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetroGas'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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MetroGas PB Ratio Chart

MetroGas 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 0.33 0.52 0.65 0.48 2.00

MetroGas Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 1.36 1.36 1.04 2.00 1.44

Competitive Comparison of MetroGas's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, MetroGas'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.


MetroGas's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, MetroGas's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



MetroGas 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.

MetroGas's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=1147.00/614.668
=1.87

* 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.


MetroGas  (BUE:METR) 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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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
General Gregorio Araoz de Lamadrid 1360, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1267AAB
MetroGas SA is engaged in the utility sector. It is a gas distribution company engaged in the provision of natural gas distribution public services. The company is engaged in the commercialization and transportation of natural gas on behalf of or in association with third parties in Argentina. Its reporting segments include MetroGAS Distribution and MetroENERGIA Trading. The company generates maximum revenue from MetroGAS Distribution segment. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

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