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Shanghai Gench Education Group (HKSE:01525) PB Ratio : 0.35 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


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What is Shanghai Gench Education Group 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 (2025-04-23), Shanghai Gench Education Group's share price is HK$2.20. Shanghai Gench Education Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$6.26. Hence, Shanghai Gench Education Group's PB Ratio of today is 0.35.

Good Sign:

Shanghai Gench Education Group Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.35) is close to 10-year low of 0.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Shanghai Gench Education Group's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01525' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 0.74   Max: 3.14
Current: 0.35

During the past 9 years, Shanghai Gench Education Group's highest PB Ratio was 3.14. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.74.

HKSE:01525's PB Ratio is ranked better than
91.47% of 258 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.545 vs HKSE:01525: 0.35

During the past 12 months, Shanghai Gench Education Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.20% per year.

During the past 9 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Shanghai Gench Education Group was 34.90% per year. The lowest was 4.30% per year. And the median was 19.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Shanghai Gench Education Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanghai Gench Education Group'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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Shanghai Gench Education Group PB Ratio Chart

Shanghai Gench Education Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.29 0.91 0.73 0.66 0.47

Shanghai Gench Education Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 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 0.73 0.60 0.66 0.53 0.46

Competitive Comparison of Shanghai Gench Education Group's PB Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Shanghai Gench Education Group'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.


Shanghai Gench Education Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Shanghai Gench Education Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shanghai Gench Education Group's PB Ratio falls into.


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Shanghai Gench Education Group 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.

Shanghai Gench Education Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=2.20/6.26
=0.35

* 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.


Shanghai Gench Education Group  (HKSE:01525) 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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Shanghai Gench Education Group Business Description

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Address
No. 1111, Huchenghuan Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, CHN
Shanghai Gench Education Group Ltd and its subsidiaries are engaged in providing undergraduate education and junior college educations. The group generates its revenue from tuition fees, boarding fees, and other education-related services. Geographically, the company generates all of its revenue from the People's Republic of China.
Executives
Jong Yat Kit (in The Capacity As The Receiver) 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
So Man Chun (in The Capacity As The Receiver) 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Everone (hong Kong) Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhou Xingzeng
Zheng Xiangzhan
Ai Xin Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhao Donghui 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Changjiu Industrial Group Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Fwin Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Hangzhou Changqi Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (limited Partnership) 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Shanghai Jiuhao Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ze Ren Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Xia Men Guo Mao Jiao Yu Ji Tuan You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner

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