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Northam Platinum (FRA:NOC) PB Ratio : 3.33 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Northam Platinum 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), Northam Platinum's share price is €10.80. Northam Platinum's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was €3.24. Hence, Northam Platinum's PB Ratio of today is 3.33.

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

FRA:NOC's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

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Northam Platinum PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northam Platinum'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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Northam Platinum PB Ratio Chart

Northam Platinum Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.58 1.55 2.87 4.20 -

Northam Platinum Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21
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 2.87 5.20 4.20 5.99 -

Competitive Comparison of Northam Platinum's PB Ratio

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Northam Platinum'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.


Northam Platinum's PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Northam Platinum's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northam Platinum's PB Ratio falls into.



Northam Platinum 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.

Northam Platinum's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2021)
=10.80/3.242
=3.33

* 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.


Northam Platinum  (FRA:NOC) 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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Northam Platinum (FRA:NOC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Magwa Crescent West, Building 4, 1st Floor, Maxwell Office Park, Waterfall City, Jukskei View, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Northam Platinum Ltd is a producer of platinum group metals, which include platinum, palladium, and rhodium. Northam conducts operations across two main locations in South Africa, Zondereinde and Booysendal, where the mining, concentrating, smelting, and base metals recovery processes occur. The company then outsources its production for refining. The primary consumers of platinum, palladium, and rhodium are from the motor-manufacturing and jewellery industries. Northam sells metals in sponge or ingot form domestically and to overseas markets across Asia, Europe, and North America.