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Kaveri Seed Co (NSE:KSCL) PB Ratio : 3.12 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Kaveri Seed 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 (2024-12-12), Kaveri Seed Co's share price is ₹944.85. Kaveri Seed Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹302.69. Hence, Kaveri Seed Co's PB Ratio of today is 3.12.

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

NSE:KSCL' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.58   Med: 3.06   Max: 8.9
Current: 3.11

During the past 13 years, Kaveri Seed Co's highest PB Ratio was 8.90. The lowest was 1.58. And the median was 3.06.

NSE:KSCL's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
76.31% of 249 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs NSE:KSCL: 3.11

During the past 12 months, Kaveri Seed Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kaveri Seed Co was 154.30% per year. The lowest was 2.70% per year. And the median was 20.05% per year.

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Kaveri Seed Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kaveri Seed 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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Kaveri Seed Co PB Ratio Chart

Kaveri Seed Co 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 2.15 2.49 2.49 1.96 2.56

Kaveri Seed 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 2.00 - 2.56 - 3.22

Competitive Comparison of Kaveri Seed Co's PB Ratio

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Kaveri Seed 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.


Kaveri Seed Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Kaveri Seed Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kaveri Seed Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Kaveri Seed 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.

Kaveri Seed Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=944.85/302.693
=3.12

* 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.


Kaveri Seed Co  (NSE:KSCL) 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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Kaveri Seed Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
S.D. Road, 513-B, 5th Floor, Minerva Complex, Secunderabad, TG, IND, 500003
Kaveri Seed Co Ltd is an Indian seed company. It is engaged in the production and distribution of high-quality hybrid seeds. The company's operating segment includes Seeds; Micronutrients and Vegetables. It generates maximum revenue from the Seeds segment. The company's field crop products include corn, paddy, cotton, sunflower, mustard, sorghum, pulses, bajra, and wheat whereas vegetable products include tomatoes, okra, chilies, watermelon, gourds, and brinjal. The company operates in a single principal geographical area which is India.

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