Standard Chartered Bank Zambia (LUS:SCBL) PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 18, 2026)

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What is Standard Chartered Bank Zambia 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 (2026-07-18), Standard Chartered Bank Zambia's share price is ZMW1.29. Standard Chartered Bank Zambia's Book Value per Share for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 was ZMW0.00. Hence, Standard Chartered Bank Zambia's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for Standard Chartered Bank Zambia's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LUS:SCBL's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 1.12
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Standard Chartered Bank Zambia  (LUS:SCBL) 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.


Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PB Ratio Related Terms


Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Standard Chartered Bank Zambia'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.

Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PB Ratio Chart

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LUS:SCBL vs : PB Ratio Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Standard Chartered Bank Zambia'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.


Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PB Ratio vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Standard Chartered Bank Zambia's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Standard Chartered Bank Zambia's PB Ratio falls into.



Standard Chartered Bank Zambia 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.

Standard Chartered Bank Zambia's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (A: . 20)
=1.29/
=

* 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.


Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Business Description

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Address Corner of Mwaimwena Road and Addis Ababa Drive, Stand 4642, Standard Chartered House, P.O. Box 32238, Lusaka, ZMB, 10101
Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PLC is a commercial bank that offers a range of financial products and services. Its business activities are divided into three segments: Corporate and Investment Banking, Wealth and Retail Banking, and Central and other items. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) segment, which provides current accounts, savings accounts, term deposits, mortgages, bancassurance, investment services, foreign currency, and other financial products and services to personal, priority, and business clients.