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Metalurgica Gerdau (BSP:GOAU3) PB Ratio : 0.66 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Metalurgica Gerdau 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 (2024-04-25), Metalurgica Gerdau's share price is R$10.72. Metalurgica Gerdau's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was R$16.23. Hence, Metalurgica Gerdau's PB Ratio of today is 0.66.

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

BSP:GOAU3' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08   Med: 0.61   Max: 1.27
Current: 0.66

During the past 13 years, Metalurgica Gerdau's highest PB Ratio was 1.27. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.61.

BSP:GOAU3's PB Ratio is ranked better than
68.26% of 608 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 1.005 vs BSP:GOAU3: 0.66

During the past 12 months, Metalurgica Gerdau's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Metalurgica Gerdau was 48.00% per year. The lowest was -33.00% per year. And the median was 0.90% per year.

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Metalurgica Gerdau PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metalurgica Gerdau'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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Metalurgica Gerdau PB Ratio Chart

Metalurgica Gerdau 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 0.93 0.91 0.78 0.76 0.68

Metalurgica Gerdau Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 0.62 0.76 0.24 0.24 0.68

Competitive Comparison of Metalurgica Gerdau's PB Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Metalurgica Gerdau'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.


Metalurgica Gerdau's PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Metalurgica Gerdau's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metalurgica Gerdau's PB Ratio falls into.



Metalurgica Gerdau 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.

Metalurgica Gerdau's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2023)
=10.72/16.23
=0.66

* 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.


Metalurgica Gerdau  (BSP:GOAU3) 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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Metalurgica Gerdau (BSP:GOAU3) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Avenida Farrapos, 1811, Porto Alegre, RS, BRA, 90220005
Metalurgica Gerdau SA produces steel and steel products used in construction, industrial, agricultural and automotive sectors. Its products include steel columns, nails, transfer bars for the construction sector; billet, electrodes, mechanical construction wire rods for the industrial sector; staples, steel posts, tribars, galvanized wires for agricultural sector; mechanical construction ingots, mechanical construction wires, and various other products for the automotive sector. Its revenue is generated by sales of long steel to nonresidential construction and infrastructure sector in North America.

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