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Korean Reinsurance Co (XKRX:003690) PB Ratio : 0.36 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Korean Reinsurance 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 (2024-05-04), Korean Reinsurance Co's share price is ₩7980.00. Korean Reinsurance Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩22,088.27. Hence, Korean Reinsurance Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.36.

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

XKRX:003690' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 0.5   Max: 1
Current: 0.36

During the past 13 years, Korean Reinsurance Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.00. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.50.

XKRX:003690's PB Ratio is ranked better than
93.17% of 483 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs XKRX:003690: 0.36

During the past 12 months, Korean Reinsurance Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Korean Reinsurance Co was 29.70% per year. The lowest was 3.50% per year. And the median was 10.25% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Korean Reinsurance Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korean Reinsurance 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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Korean Reinsurance Co PB Ratio Chart

Korean Reinsurance Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.43 0.33 0.37 0.31 0.32

Korean Reinsurance Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.31 0.29 0.27 0.32 0.32

Competitive Comparison of Korean Reinsurance Co's PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Korean Reinsurance 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.


Korean Reinsurance Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Korean Reinsurance Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korean Reinsurance Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Korean Reinsurance 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.

Korean Reinsurance Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=7980.00/22088.273
=0.36

* 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.


Korean Reinsurance Co  (XKRX:003690) 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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Korean Reinsurance Co (XKRX:003690) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
68 Jongno 5 Gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, KOR, 03151
Korean Reinsurance Co is a South Korean reinsurer that provides clients with reinsurance services and risk-management solutions. The company provides nonlife and life reinsurance products that include fire insurance, marine and aviation insurance, comprehensive and engineering reinsurance, motor insurance, guaranteed insurance, foreign casualty insurance, long-term insurance, international reinsurance solutions, life insurance, and health insurance. The company derives over half of its income from Asian regions including China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Korean Re also has operations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

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