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MWTCF (Manila Water Co) PB Ratio : 1.00 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Manila Water 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 (2024-12-14), Manila Water Co's share price is $0.435. Manila Water Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.43. Hence, Manila Water Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.00.

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

MWTCF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 1.11   Max: 2.32
Current: 0.99

During the past 13 years, Manila Water Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.32. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 1.11.

MWTCF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
66.34% of 505 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.42 vs MWTCF: 0.99

During the past 12 months, Manila Water Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Manila Water Co was 19.40% per year. The lowest was -5.90% per year. And the median was 14.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Manila Water Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manila Water 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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Manila Water Co PB Ratio Chart

Manila Water Co 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 0.91 0.82 1.39 0.88 0.84

Manila Water Co 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 0.78 0.84 0.87 1.21 1.06

Competitive Comparison of Manila Water Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Manila Water 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.


Manila Water Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Manila Water Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Manila Water Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Manila Water 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.

Manila Water Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=0.435/0.434
=1.00

* 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.


Manila Water Co  (OTCPK:MWTCF) 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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Manila Water Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
489 Katipunan Road, 2nd Floor, MWSS Administration Building, Balara, Quezon, PHL, 1105
Manila Water Co Inc is a water and wastewater management company. Its operations can be divided among Metro Manila East Zone and Manila Water Philippine Ventures, which operate across municipalities in the Philippines, and Manila Water Asia Pacific, which operates in Vietnam, Myanmar, and Indonesia. The segments of the company consist of Manila Concession and Head Office, Domestic Subsidiaries, and Foreign Subsidiaries. The Manila Concession and Head Office segment generate maximum revenue for the company.

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