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Embratel Participacoes (BSP:EBTP4.PFD) PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Embratel Participacoes 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 (2024-04-26), Embratel Participacoes's share price is R$11.51. Embratel Participacoes's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was R$0.00. Hence, Embratel Participacoes's PB Ratio of today is .

Good Sign:

Embratel Participacoes SA stock P/B Ratio (=0.91) is close to 1-year low of 0.91

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

BSP:EBTP4.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 385.9   Max: 1370.2
Current: 0.91

During the past 13 years, Embratel Participacoes's highest PB Ratio was 1370.20. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 385.90.

BSP:EBTP4.PFD's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.725 vs BSP:EBTP4.PFD: 0.91

During the past 12 months, Embratel Participacoes's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -20.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 145.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Embratel Participacoes was 832.90% per year. The lowest was -20.60% per year. And the median was 8.85% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Embratel Participacoes PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Embratel Participacoes's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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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Embratel Participacoes PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Embratel Participacoes's PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Embratel Participacoes'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.


Embratel Participacoes's PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Embratel Participacoes's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Embratel Participacoes's PB Ratio falls into.



Embratel Participacoes 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.

Embratel Participacoes's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2014)
=11.51/
=

* 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.


Embratel Participacoes  (BSP:EBTP4.PFD) 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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Embratel Participacoes (BSP:EBTP4.PFD) Business Description

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Embratel Participacoes SA was incorporated on May 22, 1998. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to residential customers, small businesses, medium companies and large corporations. It offers local and long distance domestic and international calling services.

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