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Dhaka Electric Supply Co (DHA:DESCO) PB Ratio : 0.70 (As of Mar. 03, 2025)


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What is Dhaka Electric Supply Co 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 (2025-03-03), Dhaka Electric Supply Co's share price is BDT23.00. Dhaka Electric Supply Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was BDT33.09. Hence, Dhaka Electric Supply Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.70.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dhaka Electric Supply Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DHA:DESCO' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 0.84   Max: 2.18
Current: 0.68

During the past 13 years, Dhaka Electric Supply Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.18. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 0.84.

DHA:DESCO's PB Ratio is ranked better than
78.74% of 494 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.385 vs DHA:DESCO: 0.68

During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -12.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Dhaka Electric Supply Co was 21.30% per year. The lowest was -12.80% per year. And the median was 7.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Dhaka Electric Supply Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dhaka Electric Supply Co'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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Dhaka Electric Supply Co PB Ratio Chart

Dhaka Electric Supply Co Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.74 0.47 0.52 0.61 0.52

Dhaka Electric Supply Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - 0.46 0.52 0.70 0.70

Competitive Comparison of Dhaka Electric Supply Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Dhaka Electric Supply Co'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.


Dhaka Electric Supply Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Dhaka Electric Supply Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Dhaka Electric Supply Co 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.

Dhaka Electric Supply Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=23.00/33.093
=0.70

* 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.


Dhaka Electric Supply Co  (DHA:DESCO) 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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Dhaka Electric Supply Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22/B Faruk Sarani, Nikunja-2, Khilkhet, Dhaka, BGD, 1229
Dhaka Electric Supply Co Ltd is a Bangladesh-based company engaged in the distribution of electricity. The firm provides electricity in various types of connections such as 230-volt single Phase, 400-volt three phases, 11 Kilo Volt Medium Tension, pre-paid connections, and post-paid connections. It also provides services that include transformer rental, electric line, and substation-related services, customer solar panel inspection, and tariff change service.

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