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Molex, (LSE:MOLA) PB Ratio : 1.73 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Molex, 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 (2024-05-06), Molex,'s share price is $25.10. Molex,'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $14.55. Hence, Molex,'s PB Ratio of today is 1.73.

The historical rank and industry rank for Molex,'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MOLA's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.885
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Molex, PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Molex,'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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Molex, PB Ratio Chart

Molex, Annual Data
Trend Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 1.43 1.75

Molex, Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
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 1.61 1.53 1.70 1.75 -

Competitive Comparison of Molex,'s PB Ratio

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Molex,'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.


Molex,'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Molex,'s PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Molex,'s PB Ratio falls into.



Molex, 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.

Molex,'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2013)
=25.10/14.546
=1.73

* 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.


Molex,  (LSE:MOLA) 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.


Molex, PB Ratio Related Terms

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Molex, (LSE:MOLA) Business Description

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Molex, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1972 and originated from an enterprise established in 1938. The Company designs, manufactures and sells terminals, connectors, cable assemblies, interconnection systems, sockets, antennas, integrated products and switches. As of June 30, 2013, it operated 41 manufacturing locations in 15 countries. The Company's competitors include Amphenol Corporation, Delphi Automotive PLC, Hirose Electronic Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd., Japan Solderless Terminal Ltd. and TE Connectivity Ltd. The principal raw materials that we purchase for the manufacture of our products include plastic resins for molding, metal alloys (primarily copper based) for stamping and gold and palladium salts for use in the plating process.

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