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Far EasTone Telecommunications Co (TPE:4904) PB Ratio : 3.69 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Far EasTone Telecommunications 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 (2025-03-23), Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's share price is NT$93.20. Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$25.28. Hence, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's PB Ratio of today is 3.69.

The historical rank and industry rank for Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:4904' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.81   Med: 3.39   Max: 4.74
Current: 3.69

During the past 13 years, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's highest PB Ratio was 4.74. The lowest was 2.81. And the median was 3.39.

TPE:4904's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
76% of 350 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.925 vs TPE:4904: 3.69

During the past 12 months, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Far EasTone Telecommunications Co was 8.10% per year. The lowest was -3.90% per year. And the median was -0.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Far EasTone Telecommunications Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Far EasTone Telecommunications 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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Far EasTone Telecommunications Co PB Ratio Chart

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co 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 2.96 3.23 3.39 3.20 3.54

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co 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 3.20 3.16 3.60 3.74 3.54

Competitive Comparison of Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Far EasTone Telecommunications 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.


Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Far EasTone Telecommunications 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.

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=93.20/25.278
=3.69

* 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.


Far EasTone Telecommunications Co  (TPE:4904) 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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Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 207, Tun-Hwa South Road, 28th Floor, Section 2, Taipei, TWN
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd is a telecommunications company. It provides mobile telecommunications services (including voice and internet services), international simple resale services, digital value-added services, sale of cellular phone equipment and accessories and enterprise information and communication integration services, etc. The company operating segments are Mobile services business, Fixed-line services business, Sales business. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Taiwan.

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