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MTN Ghana (XGHA:MTNGH) PB Ratio : 2.45 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is MTN Ghana 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 (2024-06-20), MTN Ghana's share price is GHS1.80. MTN Ghana's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was GHS0.74. Hence, MTN Ghana's PB Ratio of today is 2.45.

The historical rank and industry rank for MTN Ghana's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XGHA:MTNGH' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.76   Med: 2.74   Max: 4.55
Current: 2.45

During the past 7 years, MTN Ghana's highest PB Ratio was 4.55. The lowest was 1.76. And the median was 2.74.

XGHA:MTNGH's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
65.74% of 359 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.63 vs XGHA:MTNGH: 2.45

During the past 12 months, MTN Ghana's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 37.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 33.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 27.20% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of MTN Ghana was 33.80% per year. The lowest was 16.10% per year. And the median was 24.35% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


MTN Ghana PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for MTN Ghana'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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MTN Ghana PB Ratio Chart

MTN Ghana Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.07 2.32 3.15 1.89 2.15

MTN Ghana Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.34 2.49 2.58 2.15 2.15

Competitive Comparison of MTN Ghana's PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, MTN Ghana'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.


MTN Ghana's PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, MTN Ghana's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MTN Ghana's PB Ratio falls into.



MTN Ghana 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.

MTN Ghana's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=1.80/0.735
=2.45

* 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.


MTN Ghana  (XGHA:MTNGH) 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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MTN Ghana (XGHA:MTNGH) Business Description

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Address
MTN House, Independence Avenue, West Ridge, Accra, GHA
MTN Ghana is a Ghana-based company that Provides mobile financial services in the financial services industry. Develop strategic partnerships to provide advanced services in the mobile financial service industry; and Provide consultancy and support services in the area of mobile banking, payment services, and fintech.

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