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Kirloskar Ferrous Industries (BOM:500245) PB Ratio : 3.82 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Kirloskar Ferrous Industries 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 (2024-04-28), Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's share price is ₹606.80. Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹158.64. Hence, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's PB Ratio of today is 3.82.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:500245' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59   Med: 1.91   Max: 3.82
Current: 3.82

During the past 13 years, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's highest PB Ratio was 3.82. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 1.91.

BOM:500245's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.12% of 2926 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.9 vs BOM:500245: 3.82

During the past 12 months, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 42.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 31.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kirloskar Ferrous Industries was 42.20% per year. The lowest was 3.60% per year. And the median was 7.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kirloskar Ferrous Industries PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kirloskar Ferrous Industries'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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Kirloskar Ferrous Industries PB Ratio Chart

Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.04 0.82 2.27 1.69 3.09

Kirloskar Ferrous Industries 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 - 3.09 - 3.02 -

Competitive Comparison of Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's PB Ratio

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries'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.


Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's PB Ratio falls into.



Kirloskar Ferrous Industries 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.

Kirloskar Ferrous Industries's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=606.80/158.641
=3.82

* 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.


Kirloskar Ferrous Industries  (BOM:500245) 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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Kirloskar Ferrous Industries (BOM:500245) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
13, Laxmanrao Kirloskar Road, Khadki, Pune, MH, IND, 411003
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd is an India-based company that is engaged in manufacturing pig iron and gray iron castings. The Company's pig iron and casting products are used in various industries, such as automotive engineering, infrastructure and construction, agriculture, manufacturing, textile mills and steel industries. Its manufacturing plants are located in Bevinahalli village in Koppal district of Karnataka state and Solapur district of Maharashtra state. Its segments include Casting, Tube, and Steel of which it generates the majority of its revenue from the Casting segment.

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