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Swang Chai Chuan (HKSE:02321) PB Ratio : 1.06 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Swang Chai Chuan 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 (2025-03-31), Swang Chai Chuan's share price is HK$0.43. Swang Chai Chuan's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$0.41. Hence, Swang Chai Chuan's PB Ratio of today is 1.06.

Good Sign:

Swang Chai Chuan Ltd stock PB Ratio (=1.06) is close to 2-year low of 0.97.

The historical rank and industry rank for Swang Chai Chuan's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02321' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.92   Med: 1.09   Max: 10.05
Current: 1.05

During the past 5 years, Swang Chai Chuan's highest PB Ratio was 10.05. The lowest was 0.92. And the median was 1.09.

HKSE:02321's PB Ratio is ranked better than
68.65% of 303 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs HKSE:02321: 1.05

During the past 12 months, Swang Chai Chuan's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 30.40% per year.

During the past 5 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Swang Chai Chuan was 30.40% per year. The lowest was 28.80% per year. And the median was 29.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Swang Chai Chuan PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swang Chai Chuan'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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Swang Chai Chuan PB Ratio Chart

Swang Chai Chuan Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
- - - 1.24 1.02

Swang Chai Chuan Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - 1.24 1.27 1.02 0.92

Competitive Comparison of Swang Chai Chuan's PB Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Swang Chai Chuan'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.


Swang Chai Chuan's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Swang Chai Chuan's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Swang Chai Chuan's PB Ratio falls into.


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Swang Chai Chuan 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.

Swang Chai Chuan's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2024)
=0.43/0.406
=1.06

* 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.


Swang Chai Chuan  (HKSE:02321) 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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Swang Chai Chuan Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Kawasan Perindustrian Semambu, Lot 147-A, Kuantan, PHG, MYS, 25350
Swang Chai Chuan Ltd is a distributor of Food and Beverages and other products for recognized international and domestic third-party brands and own brands in Malaysia. The company has one reportable segment which is the whole the business of distribution and sales of F&B and provision of logistics services, and warehousing services. It manages its business as a whole as the businesses of distribution and sales of F&B and provision of logistics, warehousing services, and others are carried out in Malaysia.
Executives
Tee Kian Heng 2101 Beneficial owner
Lim Tau Hong 2202 Interest of your spouse
Ng Kar Wei 2202 Interest of your spouse
Ng Mee Lam 2202 Interest of your spouse
Soon Chiew Ang 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Soon Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Soon Lee Shiang 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Soon See Beng 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Soon See Long 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Yang Lixia 2202 Interest of your spouse

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