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Metsa Board Oyj (OHEL:METSB) PB Ratio : 1.61 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Metsa Board Oyj 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 (2024-05-25), Metsa Board Oyj's share price is €7.935. Metsa Board Oyj's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €4.92. Hence, Metsa Board Oyj's PB Ratio of today is 1.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for Metsa Board Oyj's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OHEL:METSB' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.98   Med: 1.95   Max: 3.08
Current: 1.77

During the past 13 years, Metsa Board Oyj's highest PB Ratio was 3.08. The lowest was 0.98. And the median was 1.95.

OHEL:METSB's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
66.67% of 378 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 1.35 vs OHEL:METSB: 1.77

During the past 12 months, Metsa Board Oyj'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 11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Metsa Board Oyj was 16.00% per year. The lowest was -20.80% per year. And the median was 4.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Metsa Board Oyj PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metsa Board Oyj'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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Metsa Board Oyj PB Ratio Chart

Metsa Board Oyj 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 1.59 2.21 1.80 1.49 1.35

Metsa Board Oyj Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.36 1.26 1.45 1.35 1.43

Competitive Comparison of Metsa Board Oyj's PB Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Metsa Board Oyj'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.


Metsa Board Oyj's PB Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Metsa Board Oyj's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metsa Board Oyj's PB Ratio falls into.



Metsa Board Oyj 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.

Metsa Board Oyj's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=7.935/4.923
=1.61

* 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.


Metsa Board Oyj  (OHEL:METSB) 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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Metsa Board Oyj (OHEL:METSB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Revontulenpuisto 2, Espoo, FIN, 02100
Metsa Board Oyj manufactures and sells a variety of fibre-based products. Its product portfolio includes pulp, boxboard, and linerboard, which are used in foodservice and consumer goods packaging. The company's customers are typically boxboard printers, carton board manufacturers in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries, and manufacturers of branded goods and wholesalers. It operates fiber mills that produce its fiber-based products from timber. Most of the revenue is generated in Europe. It also operates in the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region.

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