Chung Hwa Pulp (TPE:1905) PB Ratio : 0.90 (As of Apr. 21, 2025)

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What is Chung Hwa Pulp 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 (2025-04-21), Chung Hwa Pulp's share price is NT$13.00. Chung Hwa Pulp's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$14.44. Hence, Chung Hwa Pulp's PB Ratio of today is 0.90.

Good Sign:

Chung Hwa Pulp Corp stock PB Ratio (=0.9) is close to 3-year low of 0.9.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chung Hwa Pulp's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1905' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48 Med: 0.77 Max: 2.24
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, Chung Hwa Pulp's highest PB Ratio was 2.24. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.77.

TPE:1905's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.27% of 279 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.78 vs TPE:1905: 0.90

During the past 12 months, Chung Hwa Pulp's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% 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 1.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Chung Hwa Pulp was 2.80% per year. The lowest was -3.10% per year. And the median was -1.35% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Chung Hwa Pulp PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chung Hwa Pulp's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Chung Hwa Pulp PB Ratio Chart

Chung Hwa Pulp Annual Data

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0.90

1.74

1.11

1.69

1.15

Chung Hwa Pulp Quarterly Data
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PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.69	1.60	1.45	1.48	1.15

Competitive Comparison of Chung Hwa Pulp's PB Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Chung Hwa Pulp's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Chung Hwa Pulp's PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Chung Hwa Pulp's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Chung Hwa Pulp 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.

Chung Hwa Pulp's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
	=	13.00	/	14.443
	=	0.90

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Chung Hwa Pulp (TPE:1905) 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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Chung Hwa Pulp Business Description

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Address

No. 51, Chongqing South Road, 12th Floor, Section 2, Taipei, TWN

Website

https://www.chp.com.tw

Chung Hwa Pulp Corp manufactures and sells pulp and a variety of paper products. The company owns and operates forests in China and Taiwan and harvests timber. The timber is transported to the firm's mills, where it produces pulp and paper products for sale. It operates in three segments: Pulp & Fine Paper which generates key revenue, Forestry, and Others. The Pulp and fine paper segment is engaged in manufacturing and selling cardboard, paper, and pulp. The Forestry segment is involved in seedling cultivation and reforestation. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from Taiwan and the rest from Mainland China.

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