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Kohat Cement Co (KAR:KOHC) PB Ratio : 1.57 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is Kohat Cement Co 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 (2025-04-10), Kohat Cement Co's share price is ₨385.58. Kohat Cement Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was ₨244.87. Hence, Kohat Cement Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kohat Cement Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KAR:KOHC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 1.42   Max: 3.43
Current: 1.57

During the past 13 years, Kohat Cement Co's highest PB Ratio was 3.43. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 1.42.

KAR:KOHC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
62.94% of 394 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 1.115 vs KAR:KOHC: 1.57

During the past 12 months, Kohat Cement Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 30.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 23.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kohat Cement Co was 59.80% per year. The lowest was 7.00% per year. And the median was 20.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kohat Cement Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kohat Cement Co'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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Kohat Cement Co PB Ratio Chart

Kohat Cement Co Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.47 1.87 0.96 1.07 1.19

Kohat Cement Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.25 1.14 1.19 1.34 1.58

Competitive Comparison of Kohat Cement Co's PB Ratio

For the Building Materials subindustry, Kohat Cement Co'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.


Kohat Cement Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Kohat Cement Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kohat Cement Co's PB Ratio falls into.


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Kohat Cement Co 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.

Kohat Cement Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=385.58/244.867
=1.57

* 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.


Kohat Cement Co  (KAR:KOHC) 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.


Kohat Cement Co PB Ratio Related Terms

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Kohat Cement Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
37-P, Gulberg - II, Lahore, PB, PAK
Kohat Cement Co Ltd is a cement manufacturing company in Pakistan. It primarily offers white and grey cement under Kohat cement and Kohat super white brand name respectively. Its products comprise of Grey Cement and White Cement. The business activity of the organization is operated through the geographical area of Pakistan and Afghanistan and most of the income is derived from the region of Pakistan.

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