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Natural Gas Distribution Co (SAU:9516) PB Ratio : 3.95 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Natural Gas Distribution 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 (2024-06-23), Natural Gas Distribution Co's share price is ﷼45.95. Natural Gas Distribution Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼11.62. Hence, Natural Gas Distribution Co's PB Ratio of today is 3.95.

Good Sign:

Natural Gas Distribution Co stock PB Ratio (=3.95) is close to 2-year low of 3.59

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

SAU:9516' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.59   Med: 4.47   Max: 5.71
Current: 3.95

During the past 3 years, Natural Gas Distribution Co's highest PB Ratio was 5.71. The lowest was 3.59. And the median was 4.47.

SAU:9516's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.96% of 520 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.36 vs SAU:9516: 3.95

During the past 12 months, Natural Gas Distribution Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Natural Gas Distribution Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natural Gas Distribution 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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Natural Gas Distribution Co PB Ratio Chart

Natural Gas Distribution Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
- 5.09 3.60

Natural Gas Distribution Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 6.30 5.09 4.98 3.60

Competitive Comparison of Natural Gas Distribution Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Natural Gas Distribution 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.


Natural Gas Distribution Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Natural Gas Distribution Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Natural Gas Distribution Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Natural Gas Distribution 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.

Natural Gas Distribution Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=45.95/11.619
=3.95

* 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.


Natural Gas Distribution Co  (SAU:9516) 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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Natural Gas Distribution Co (SAU:9516) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Al-Kharj Road, P.O. 000512, Second Industrial City, Riyadh, SAU, 11382
Natural Gas Distribution Co owns and maintains natural gas networks. The company.s activity is the distribution of gaseous fuels through pipes and gas pipelines, their maintenance and repair, the wholesale sale of gaseous fuels, and the transportation of natural gas through pipelines. Its core business is to supply the factories located in the second industrial city of Riyadh. The company is supplied with natural gas from Saudi Aramco through the main pipeline. Its services include the operation and maintenance of natural gas networks.

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