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NPK Co (XKRX:048830) PB Ratio : 0.61 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is NPK 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 (2024-06-09), NPK Co's share price is ₩1443.00. NPK Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩2,369.90. Hence, NPK Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.61.

Good Sign:

NPK Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.61) is close to 3-year low of 0.6

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

XKRX:048830' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 0.97   Max: 2.4
Current: 0.61

During the past 13 years, NPK Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.40. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.97.

XKRX:048830's PB Ratio is ranked better than
87.66% of 1531 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs XKRX:048830: 0.61

During the past 12 months, NPK Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of NPK Co was 5.70% per year. The lowest was -3.00% per year. And the median was 2.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


NPK Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for NPK 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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NPK Co PB Ratio Chart

NPK 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 0.85 0.95 0.96 0.76 0.79

NPK Co 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 0.76 0.87 0.73 0.79 0.72

Competitive Comparison of NPK Co's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, NPK 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.


NPK Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



NPK 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=1443.00/2369.896
=0.61

* 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.


NPK Co  (XKRX:048830) 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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NPK Co (XKRX:048830) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Keumkang Penterium IT Tower, 333-7, Sangdaewon-Dong, Jungwon-Gu, Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, KOR, 462-901
NPK Co Ltd engages in manufacturing and selling plastics in South Korea and internationally. The company's Plastics division produces various engineering plastics, including PP, ABS, PBT, and PC compounds, as well as nylon for use in electrical and electronic parts, industrial parts, auto parts, high strength and heat-resistance products, flame resistance products, and washing machine and washer tubs.

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