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Western Metal Materials Co (SZSE:002149) PB Ratio : 2.65 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Western Metal Materials 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 (2024-12-12), Western Metal Materials Co's share price is ¥16.04. Western Metal Materials Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥6.04. Hence, Western Metal Materials Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.65.

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Metal Materials Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002149' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23   Med: 2.62   Max: 7.7
Current: 2.66

During the past 13 years, Western Metal Materials Co's highest PB Ratio was 7.70. The lowest was 1.23. And the median was 2.62.

SZSE:002149's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
72.48% of 2322 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.365 vs SZSE:002149: 2.66

During the past 12 months, Western Metal Materials Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Western Metal Materials Co was 59.40% per year. The lowest was -3.80% per year. And the median was 13.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Western Metal Materials Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Metal Materials 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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Western Metal Materials Co PB Ratio Chart

Western Metal Materials Co 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 1.83 3.01 3.44 2.87 2.63

Western Metal Materials Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 2.50 2.63 2.58 2.31 2.50

Competitive Comparison of Western Metal Materials Co's PB Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Western Metal Materials 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.


Western Metal Materials Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Metal Materials Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Metal Materials Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Western Metal Materials 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.

Western Metal Materials Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=16.04/6.043
=2.65

* 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.


Western Metal Materials Co  (SZSE:002149) 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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Western Metal Materials Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 56 Keji 3rd Road, New and High-Technology Development Zone, Xi'an, Shanxi, CHN, 710065
Western Metal Materials Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sales of rare metal products. It provides rare metal clad materials and products, titanium products, metal fibers and products, refractory metal products, tungsten-molybdenum materials, as well as precious metal products and others. The company is also engaged in the rare metal testing and processing business. The company distributes its products in domestic market and to overseas markets.
Executives
Yang Li Rong Independent director
Yang Yan An Executives
Gu Liang Directors, executives
Zheng Xue Jun Executives
Yang Jian Chao Executives
Liu Yong Executives
Yan Xue Bai Director
Li Zhang Liang Supervisors
Gao Wen Zhu Directors, executives
Zhang Hong Guo Supervisors, within half a year of separation

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