China Metal Resources Utilization (HKSE:01636) PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 10, 2026)

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HKSE:01636 China Metal Resources Utilization Ltd HKSE:01636
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Price HK$0.31
GF Value HK$0.11
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What is China Metal Resources Utilization 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 (2026-09-10), China Metal Resources Utilization's share price is HK$0.31. China Metal Resources Utilization's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was HK$-10.64. Hence, China Metal Resources Utilization's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for China Metal Resources Utilization's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, China Metal Resources Utilization's highest PB Ratio was 12.25. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 4.21.

HKSE:01636's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 2.4
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of China Metal Resources Utilization was 34.10% per year. The lowest was -9.90% per year. And the median was 2.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


China Metal Resources Utilization  (HKSE:01636) 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.


China Metal Resources Utilization PB Ratio Related Terms


China Metal Resources Utilization PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for China Metal Resources Utilization'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.

China Metal Resources Utilization PB Ratio Chart

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HKSE:01636 vs SCCO, FCX: PB Ratio Comparison

For the Copper subindustry, China Metal Resources Utilization'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.


China Metal Resources Utilization PB Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, China Metal Resources Utilization's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Metal Resources Utilization's PB Ratio falls into.


HKSE:01636
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China Metal Resources Utilization 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.

China Metal Resources Utilization's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2025)
=0.31/-10.639
=

* 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.

Is China Metal Resources Utilization (HKSE:01636) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Metal Resources Utilization stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of HK$0.31 is trading 181.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of HK$0.11.

Key valuation signals for HKSE:01636:

  • PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: HK$0.11 vs. price of HK$0.31 (181.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 21/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HKSE:01636 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


China Metal Resources Utilization Business Description

Address She Nos 1, 3 and 8, Shunhe Village, Shunhe Village Xiaojiangou Town, Youxian District, Sichuan Province, Mianyang, CHN
China Metal Resources Utilization Ltd is a manufacturer of recycled copper products, also known as copper semis, in Southwest China. The company's majority revenue-earning segment is recycled copper products, in which it processes recycled scrap and electrolytic copper to manufacture a various product, including copper wire rods, copper wires, copper plates, and copper granules. The power transmission and distribution cables segment include manufacturing and sales of power transmission and distribution cables, and the Communication cables segment engages in manufacturing and sales of communication cables.
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