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Southern Copper (LTS:0L8B) PB Ratio : 9.16 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Southern Copper 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 (2024-12-11), Southern Copper's share price is $103.35. Southern Copper's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $11.29. Hence, Southern Copper's PB Ratio of today is 9.16.

Good Sign:

Southern Copper Corp stock PB Ratio (=9.08) is close to 1-year low of 8.21

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

LTS:0L8B' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.88   Med: 5.03   Max: 12.98
Current: 9.08

During the past 13 years, Southern Copper's highest PB Ratio was 12.98. The lowest was 2.88. And the median was 5.03.

LTS:0L8B's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
92.17% of 2324 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.36 vs LTS:0L8B: 9.08

During the past 12 months, Southern Copper's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Southern Copper was 32.50% per year. The lowest was -9.40% per year. And the median was 5.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Southern Copper PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Copper'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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Southern Copper PB Ratio Chart

Southern Copper Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.81 7.02 5.84 5.76 8.96

Southern Copper Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 7.57 8.96 10.95 9.98 10.24

Competitive Comparison of Southern Copper's PB Ratio

For the Copper subindustry, Southern Copper'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.


Southern Copper's PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Southern Copper's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Copper's PB Ratio falls into.



Southern Copper 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.

Southern Copper's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=103.35/11.287
=9.16

* 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.


Southern Copper  (LTS:0L8B) 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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Southern Copper Business Description

Address
7310 North 16th Street, Suite 135, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85020
Southern Copper Corp is an integrated producer of copper and other minerals and operates the mining, smelting, and refining facilities in Peru and Mexico. Its production includes copper, molybdenum, zinc, and silver. The company operates through the following segments: Peruvian operations, Mexican open-pit operations, and Mexican underground mining operations. Southern Copper generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of copper and the rest from the sale of non-copper products, such as molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, and gold. The company's geographical segments are The Americas, Europe, and Asia.

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