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Chemical Industries (Far East) (SGX:C05) PB Ratio : 0.34 (As of Jun. 18, 2024)


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What is Chemical Industries (Far East) 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 (2024-06-18), Chemical Industries (Far East)'s share price is S$0.58. Chemical Industries (Far East)'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was S$1.70. Hence, Chemical Industries (Far East)'s PB Ratio of today is 0.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chemical Industries (Far East)'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:C05' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 0.44   Max: 0.71
Current: 0.34

During the past 13 years, Chemical Industries (Far East)'s highest PB Ratio was 0.71. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.44.

SGX:C05's PB Ratio is ranked better than
97.91% of 1532 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.575 vs SGX:C05: 0.34

During the past 12 months, Chemical Industries (Far East)'s average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Chemical Industries (Far East) was 9.90% per year. The lowest was 2.90% per year. And the median was 5.10% per year.

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Chemical Industries (Far East) PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chemical Industries (Far East)'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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Chemical Industries (Far East) PB Ratio Chart

Chemical Industries (Far East) Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.47 0.41 0.42 0.44 0.40

Chemical Industries (Far East) Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.47 0.44 0.44 0.40 0.33

Competitive Comparison of Chemical Industries (Far East)'s PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Chemical Industries (Far East)'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.


Chemical Industries (Far East)'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Chemical Industries (Far East)'s PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chemical Industries (Far East)'s PB Ratio falls into.



Chemical Industries (Far East) 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.

Chemical Industries (Far East)'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
=0.58/1.695
=0.34

* 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.


Chemical Industries (Far East)  (SGX:C05) 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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Chemical Industries (Far East) (SGX:C05) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3 Jalan Samulun, Singapore, SGP, 629127
Chemical Industries (Far East) Ltd is engaged as the sole manufacturer of Chemical products in Singapore. The company operates through two segments Industrial Chemicals and Properties. It generates maximum revenue from the Industrial Chemicals segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Singapore. Its product portfolio consists of Chlorine, Caustic Soda, Sodium HypoChlorite, and Hydrochloric Acid.

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