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Misr Cement (Qena) (CAI:MCQE) PB Ratio : 1.66 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Misr Cement (Qena) 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 (2024-05-27), Misr Cement (Qena)'s share price is E£15.61. Misr Cement (Qena)'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was E£9.43. Hence, Misr Cement (Qena)'s PB Ratio of today is 1.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Misr Cement (Qena)'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CAI:MCQE's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 1.22
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

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Misr Cement (Qena) PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Misr Cement (Qena)'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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Misr Cement (Qena) PB Ratio Chart

Misr Cement (Qena) Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 16.56 10.24 8.29 7.84 7.99

Misr Cement (Qena) Quarterly Data
Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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 9.31 8.87 8.42 7.99 7.61

Competitive Comparison of Misr Cement (Qena)'s PB Ratio

For the Building Materials subindustry, Misr Cement (Qena)'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.


Misr Cement (Qena)'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Misr Cement (Qena)'s PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Misr Cement (Qena)'s PB Ratio falls into.



Misr Cement (Qena) 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.

Misr Cement (Qena)'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2016)
=15.61/9.427
=1.66

* 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.


Misr Cement (Qena)  (CAI:MCQE) 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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Misr Cement (Qena) (CAI:MCQE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22 Anwar El Moftey Street, Nasr City, Qena, EGY
Misr Cement (Qena) manufactures building materials. The company manufactures and markets cement and cement-related products in Egypt.

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