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Elkem ASA (LTS:0SFN) PB Ratio : 0.55 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Elkem ASA 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 (2025-03-24), Elkem ASA's share price is kr22.42. Elkem ASA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was kr40.86. Hence, Elkem ASA's PB Ratio of today is 0.55.

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

LTS:0SFN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 0.97   Max: 2.16
Current: 0.55

During the past 11 years, Elkem ASA's highest PB Ratio was 2.16. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.97.

LTS:0SFN's PB Ratio is ranked better than
87.71% of 1530 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs LTS:0SFN: 0.55

During the past 12 months, Elkem ASA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.50% per year.

During the past 11 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Elkem ASA was 31.10% per year. The lowest was 9.30% per year. And the median was 17.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Elkem ASA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elkem ASA'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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Elkem ASA PB Ratio Chart

Elkem ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.32 0.94 0.79 0.56 0.43

Elkem ASA 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 0.56 0.55 0.51 0.50 0.43

Competitive Comparison of Elkem ASA's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Elkem ASA'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.


Elkem ASA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Elkem ASA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Elkem ASA's PB Ratio falls into.



Elkem ASA 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.

Elkem ASA's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=22.42/40.86
=0.55

* 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.


Elkem ASA  (LTS:0SFN) 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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Elkem ASA Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Drammensveien 169, Oslo, NOR, 0277
Elkem ASA offers advanced material solutions shaping a better and more sustainable future. The company develops silicones, silicon products, and carbon solutions by combining natural raw materials, renewable energy, and human ingenuity. Elkem helps its customers create and improve essential innovations like electric mobility, digital communications, health, and personal care as well as smarter and more sustainable cities. Elkem has three reportable segments namely Silicones, Silicon Products, and Carbon Solutions. It generates most of the revenue from the Silicones segment.

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