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Alkali Metals (NSE:ALKALI) PB Ratio : 2.64 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Alkali Metals 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 (2024-12-12), Alkali Metals's share price is ₹116.74. Alkali Metals's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹44.19. Hence, Alkali Metals's PB Ratio of today is 2.64.

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

NSE:ALKALI' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 1.41   Max: 3.1
Current: 2.62

During the past 13 years, Alkali Metals's highest PB Ratio was 3.10. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 1.41.

NSE:ALKALI's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
68.28% of 1532 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.75 vs NSE:ALKALI: 2.62

During the past 12 months, Alkali Metals's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -11.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Alkali Metals was 10.00% per year. The lowest was -8.70% per year. And the median was -0.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Alkali Metals PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alkali Metals'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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Alkali Metals PB Ratio Chart

Alkali Metals Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 1.03 1.55 1.76 2.05

Alkali Metals 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 2.29 - 2.05 - 2.80

Competitive Comparison of Alkali Metals's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Alkali Metals'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.


Alkali Metals's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alkali Metals's PB Ratio falls into.



Alkali Metals 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.

Alkali Metals's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=116.74/44.188
=2.64

* 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.


Alkali Metals  (NSE:ALKALI) 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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Alkali Metals Business Description

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Address
Plot B-5, Block III, Industrial Development Area, Uppal, Hyderabad, TG, IND, 500 039
Alkali Metals Ltd operates in the chemical industry. It is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of chemicals. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from External segment. The product portfolio includes sodium and other metal derivatives like amides, hydrides, alkoxides, azides and tetrazoles, pyridine compounds, cyclic compounds, and others.

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