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Norbit ASA (OSL:NORBT) PB Ratio : 6.90 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Norbit ASA 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 (2025-03-25), Norbit ASA's share price is kr125.60. Norbit ASA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was kr18.19. Hence, Norbit ASA's PB Ratio of today is 6.90.

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

OSL:NORBT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.74   Med: 3.14   Max: 7.56
Current: 6.9

During the past 10 years, Norbit ASA's highest PB Ratio was 7.56. The lowest was 1.74. And the median was 3.14.

OSL:NORBT's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
91.59% of 2366 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.96 vs OSL:NORBT: 6.90

During the past 12 months, Norbit ASA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 37.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 28.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 18.80% per year.

During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Norbit ASA was 85.70% per year. The lowest was 9.30% per year. And the median was 28.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Norbit ASA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norbit ASA'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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Norbit ASA PB Ratio Chart

Norbit ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.34 3.68 2.83 4.31 5.31

Norbit ASA Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 4.31 5.02 6.44 5.09 5.31

Competitive Comparison of Norbit ASA's PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Norbit ASA'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.


Norbit ASA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Norbit ASA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norbit ASA's PB Ratio falls into.



Norbit ASA 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.

Norbit ASA's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=125.60/18.19
=6.90

* 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.


Norbit ASA  (OSL:NORBT) 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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Norbit ASA Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Stiklestadveien 1, Trondheim, NOR, NO-7041
Norbit ASA is l provider of tailored technology to selected applications by solving challenges through solutions. It operates in three segments namely, the Oceans segment which delivers tailored technology and solutions to the maritime markets, Connectivity (ITS) segment which offers tailored connectivity solutions based on short-range communication technology to intelligent traffic systems and truck applications, and The Product, Innovation & Realization (PIR) segment offers R&D services and contract manufacturing services to key customers. It has manufacturing facilities in Selbu and Roros. It derives maximum revenue from Oceans Segment.

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