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OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon (OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon) PB Ratio : 1.21 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon 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 (2024-05-05), OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's share price is $4.364. OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.59. Hence, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's PB Ratio of today is 1.21.

The historical rank and industry rank for OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OERLF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.89   Med: 1.97   Max: 3.08
Current: 1.34

During the past 13 years, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's highest PB Ratio was 3.08. The lowest was 0.89. And the median was 1.97.

OERLF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
67.92% of 2924 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.91 vs OERLF: 1.34

During the past 12 months, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -20.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon was 16.90% per year. The lowest was -39.10% per year. And the median was -4.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon'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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OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon PB Ratio Chart

OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon 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 1.92 2.02 2.18 1.83 1.15

OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 2.18 1.87 1.83 1.21 1.15

Competitive Comparison of OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon'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.


OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's PB Ratio falls into.



OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon 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.

OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=4.364/3.594
=1.21

* 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.


OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon  (OTCPK:OERLF) 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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OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon (OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Churerstrasse 120, Pfaffikon, CHE, 8808
OC Oerlikon Corp AG, Pfaffikon engineers protective coatings for precision tools and components and equipment for textile production. The company has two operating segments namely Surface Solutions Division and Polymer Processing Solutions Division. It generates maximum revenue from the Polymer Processing Solutions Division segment. The Polymer Processing Solutions Division is a world market leader for solutions and systems used to manufacture manmade fibers that enable customers to produce high-quality synthetic fibers.

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