GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Insurance » Himalayan General Insurance Co Ltd (XNEP:HGI) » Definitions » PB Ratio

Himalayan General Insurance Co (XNEP:HGI) PB Ratio : 2.86 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2015. Start your Free Trial

What is Himalayan General Insurance 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 (2024-06-25), Himalayan General Insurance Co's share price is NPR520.00. Himalayan General Insurance Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2022 was NPR181.81. Hence, Himalayan General Insurance Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.86.

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

XNEP:HGI's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 1.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Himalayan General Insurance Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Himalayan General Insurance 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.

* Premium members only.

Himalayan General Insurance Co PB Ratio Chart

Himalayan General Insurance Co Annual Data
Trend Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.91 2.02 2.36 5.03 2.86

Himalayan General Insurance Co Quarterly Data
Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22
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 5.03 3.93 4.27 3.23 2.86

Competitive Comparison of Himalayan General Insurance Co's PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Himalayan General Insurance 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.


Himalayan General Insurance Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Himalayan General Insurance Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Himalayan General Insurance 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.

Himalayan General Insurance Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jul. 2022)
=520.00/181.806
=2.86

* 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.


Himalayan General Insurance Co  (XNEP:HGI) 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.


Himalayan General Insurance Co PB Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Himalayan General Insurance Co's PB Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Himalayan General Insurance Co (XNEP:HGI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
HGI House, Babar Mahal, G.P.O. Box 148, Kathmandu, NPL
Himalayan General Insurance Co Ltd operates as an insurance company. It is engaged in the business of underwriting non-life insurance. The company's business segments are Fire, Marine, Motor, Engineering, Aviation, Miscellaneous, Agriculture and Micro segments.

Himalayan General Insurance Co (XNEP:HGI) Headlines

No Headlines