Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) PB Ratio : 4.34 (As of May. 26, 2024)

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What is Berger Paints Jamaica 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 (2024-05-26), Berger Paints Jamaica's share price is JMD7.89. Berger Paints Jamaica's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was JMD1.82. Hence, Berger Paints Jamaica's PB Ratio of today is 4.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Berger Paints Jamaica's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XJAM:BRG's PB Ratio is not ranked ^*
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 1.62
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Berger Paints Jamaica PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berger Paints Jamaica'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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Berger Paints Jamaica PB Ratio Chart

Berger Paints Jamaica Annual Data

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Berger Paints Jamaica Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Berger Paints Jamaica's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Berger Paints Jamaica'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.

Berger Paints Jamaica's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Berger Paints Jamaica's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Berger Paints Jamaica's PB Ratio falls into.

Berger Paints Jamaica 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.

Berger Paints Jamaica's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2008)
	=	7.89	/	1.818
	=	4.34

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.

Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) 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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Berger Paints Jamaica (XJAM:BRG) Business Description

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Address

256 Spanish Town Road, P O Box 8, Kingston, JAM, 11

Website

https://www.bergerpaintscaribbean.com

Berger Paints Jamaica Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of paint and paint related products. The company's products and services include consumer service, protective coatings, marine paints and architectural and wood finishes. It offers paints, primers, textures, wood finishes, and light industrial finishes. It serves homes and institutions. The group has a strong presence in five regions of the world, including Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South Pacific, and the Caribbean, through its five corporate brands - Berger International, Asian Paints, SCIB Paints, Apco Coatings, Taubmans, and Kadisco.