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Enel Generacion Chile (XSGO:ENELGXCH) PB Ratio : 1.28 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Enel Generacion Chile 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 (2025-04-16), Enel Generacion Chile's share price is CLP426.32. Enel Generacion Chile's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was CLP332.26. Hence, Enel Generacion Chile's PB Ratio of today is 1.28.

Warning Sign:

Enel Generacion Chile SA stock PB Ratio (=1.28) is close to 3-year high of 1.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for Enel Generacion Chile's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XSGO:ENELGXCH' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 1.67   Max: 12.15
Current: 1.29

During the past 13 years, Enel Generacion Chile's highest PB Ratio was 12.15. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 1.67.

XSGO:ENELGXCH's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
55.66% of 424 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs XSGO:ENELGXCH: 1.29

During the past 12 months, Enel Generacion Chile's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 22.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Enel Generacion Chile was 22.00% per year. The lowest was -13.80% per year. And the median was 4.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Enel Generacion Chile PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Enel Generacion Chile'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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Enel Generacion Chile PB Ratio Chart

Enel Generacion Chile Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.27 0.81 0.74 1.11 1.15

Enel Generacion Chile Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 1.11 1.13 1.09 1.03 1.15

Competitive Comparison of Enel Generacion Chile's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Enel Generacion Chile'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.


Enel Generacion Chile's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Enel Generacion Chile's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Enel Generacion Chile's PB Ratio falls into.


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Enel Generacion Chile 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.

Enel Generacion Chile's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=426.32/332.262
=1.28

* 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.


Enel Generacion Chile  (XSGO:ENELGXCH) 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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Enel Generacion Chile Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Avenida Santa Rosa, No. 76, 15th Floor, Santiago, CHL
Enel Generacion Chile SA generates electricity for customers in Chile with about two thirds of generation capacity coming from its hydroelectric plants, and the remainder is from thermal units. Although electricity generation makes up the bulk of its operations, the firm also engages in electricity transmission and engineering services. It derives revenue from the generation of electricity.

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