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Russel Metals (FRA:RMZ) PB Ratio : 1.64 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Russel Metals 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 (2024-12-13), Russel Metals's share price is €30.40. Russel Metals's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €18.58. Hence, Russel Metals's PB Ratio of today is 1.64.

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

FRA:RMZ' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 1.51   Max: 2.37
Current: 1.61

During the past 13 years, Russel Metals's highest PB Ratio was 2.37. The lowest was 0.81. And the median was 1.51.

FRA:RMZ's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
62.58% of 155 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs FRA:RMZ: 1.61

During the past 12 months, Russel Metals's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 25.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Russel Metals was 34.50% per year. The lowest was -15.60% per year. And the median was 4.15% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Russel Metals PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Russel Metals'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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Russel Metals PB Ratio Chart

Russel Metals 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 1.48 1.62 1.67 1.14 1.66

Russel Metals Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.41 1.66 1.61 1.33 1.45

Competitive Comparison of Russel Metals's PB Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Russel Metals'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.


Russel Metals's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Russel Metals's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Russel Metals 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.

Russel Metals's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=30.40/18.576
=1.64

* 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.


Russel Metals  (FRA:RMZ) 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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Russel Metals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6600 Financial Drive, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 7J6
Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business primarily through three metals distribution segments: metals service centers; Energy Field Stores; and steel distributors. The metal service centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users. The Energy Field Stores segment distributes oil country tubular goods, line pipe, tubes, valves, and fittings, primarily to the energy industry in Western Canada and the U.S. The steel distributors segment acts as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is" basis. The company generates all of its revenue from the North American market.

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