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KST Beteiligungs AG (HAM:KSW) PB Ratio : 0.70 (As of Sep. 24, 2024)


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What is KST Beteiligungs AG 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 (2024-09-24), KST Beteiligungs AG's share price is €0.865. KST Beteiligungs AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was €1.24. Hence, KST Beteiligungs AG's PB Ratio of today is 0.70.

Good Sign:

KST Beteiligungs AG stock PB Ratio (=0.7) is close to 10-year low of 0.68

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

HAM:KSW' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 0.91   Max: 1.3
Current: 0.7

During the past 13 years, KST Beteiligungs AG's highest PB Ratio was 1.30. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 0.91.

HAM:KSW's PB Ratio is ranked better than
66.73% of 529 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs HAM:KSW: 0.70

During the past 12 months, KST Beteiligungs AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of KST Beteiligungs AG was 6.10% per year. The lowest was -24.80% per year. And the median was -1.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


KST Beteiligungs AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for KST Beteiligungs AG'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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KST Beteiligungs AG PB Ratio Chart

KST Beteiligungs AG 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 0.91 1.03 0.94 0.93 0.85

KST Beteiligungs AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 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 1.07 0.94 1.06 0.93 0.85

Competitive Comparison of KST Beteiligungs AG's PB Ratio

For the Conglomerates subindustry, KST Beteiligungs AG'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.


KST Beteiligungs AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, KST Beteiligungs AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KST Beteiligungs AG's PB Ratio falls into.



KST Beteiligungs AG 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.

KST Beteiligungs AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2022)
=0.865/1.24
=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.


KST Beteiligungs AG  (HAM:KSW) 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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KST Beteiligungs AG Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Friedrichstrasse 8, Stuttgart, DEU, 70174
KST Beteiligungs AG invests across industries in listed companies in Germany, it focuses on small and mid caps. It acquires investments with long-term goals and assists its clients active throughout the investment period.
Executives
Martin Schmitt Supervisory Board

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