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Union Bank of Taiwan (TPE:2838) PB Ratio : 0.86 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


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What is Union Bank of Taiwan 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 (2025-04-23), Union Bank of Taiwan's share price is NT$15.95. Union Bank of Taiwan's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$18.58. Hence, Union Bank of Taiwan's PB Ratio of today is 0.86.

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

TPE:2838' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 0.65   Max: 1.05
Current: 0.85

During the past 13 years, Union Bank of Taiwan's highest PB Ratio was 1.05. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 0.65.

TPE:2838's PB Ratio is ranked better than
52.46% of 1546 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.88 vs TPE:2838: 0.85

During the past 12 months, Union Bank of Taiwan's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Union Bank of Taiwan was 14.50% per year. The lowest was -11.60% per year. And the median was 9.85% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Union Bank of Taiwan PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Bank of Taiwan'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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Union Bank of Taiwan PB Ratio Chart

Union Bank of Taiwan 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 0.57 0.71 0.97 0.82 0.82

Union Bank of Taiwan 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 0.82 0.82 0.88 0.86 0.82

Competitive Comparison of Union Bank of Taiwan's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Union Bank of Taiwan'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.


Union Bank of Taiwan's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Union Bank of Taiwan's PB Ratio falls into.


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Union Bank of Taiwan 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.

Union Bank of Taiwan's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=15.95/18.576
=0.86

* 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.


Union Bank of Taiwan  (TPE:2838) 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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Union Bank of Taiwan Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Minsheng East Road, Songshan District, 1st Floor, 2nd Floor, No. 109, Sec. 3, Taipei, TWN
Union Bank of Taiwan provides various banking products and services to its customers in Taiwan. Company's reportable segments are as follows, 1) Corporate banking unit includes Corporate banking, foreign exchange business, debt management and public treasury business, etc. 2) Consumer banking unit includes Consumer banking, financial management and loan business, credit card business and car-loan business, etc. 3) Wealth management and trust unit includes Wealth management and trust business, etc. 4) Investing unit includes Investing business in the financial market, etc. 5) Leasing unit includes Leasing of vehicles, buildings, etc.

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