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Bank Of Kaohsiung (TPE:2836) PB Ratio : 0.83 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Bank Of Kaohsiung 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 (2025-04-16), Bank Of Kaohsiung's share price is NT$11.40. Bank Of Kaohsiung's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$13.79. Hence, Bank Of Kaohsiung's PB Ratio of today is 0.83.

Good Sign:

Bank Of Kaohsiung Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.8) is close to 3-year low of 0.79.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bank Of Kaohsiung's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2836' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 0.69   Max: 1.08
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, Bank Of Kaohsiung's highest PB Ratio was 1.08. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 0.69.

TPE:2836's PB Ratio is ranked better than
55.64% of 1542 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.875 vs TPE:2836: 0.83

During the past 12 months, Bank Of Kaohsiung's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Bank Of Kaohsiung was 6.20% per year. The lowest was -4.20% per year. And the median was 0.55% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Bank Of Kaohsiung PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bank Of Kaohsiung'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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Bank Of Kaohsiung PB Ratio Chart

Bank Of Kaohsiung 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 0.70 0.81 0.95 0.83 0.83

Bank Of Kaohsiung 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 0.83 0.86 0.87 0.87 0.83

Competitive Comparison of Bank Of Kaohsiung's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Bank Of Kaohsiung'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.


Bank Of Kaohsiung's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank Of Kaohsiung's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank Of Kaohsiung's PB Ratio falls into.


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Bank Of Kaohsiung 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.

Bank Of Kaohsiung's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=11.40/13.786
=0.83

* 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.


Bank Of Kaohsiung  (TPE:2836) 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.


Bank Of Kaohsiung PB Ratio Related Terms

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Bank Of Kaohsiung Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
168 Po Ai 2nd Road, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, TWN
Bank Of Kaohsiung Ltd is engaged in providing banking services. Its operating segment includes DBU, OBU and Finance Administration Department, and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the DBU segment. DBU segment is engaged in deposit-taking and underwriting of loans in the domestic market. OBU and Finance Administration Department segment is engaged in the investment and trading of securities and offshore deposits and loans, and the others segment is engaged in the public treasury, trust, life insurance, and property insurance businesses. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Taiwan and also has a presence in America, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Cayman, the Virgin Islands, and Other Countries.

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