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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments (HKSE:02638) PB Ratio : 0.87 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments 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 (2024-05-13), HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's share price is HK$4.84. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$5.54. Hence, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's PB Ratio of today is 0.87.

The historical rank and industry rank for HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02638' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77   Med: 1.31   Max: 1.5
Current: 0.87

During the past 11 years, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's highest PB Ratio was 1.50. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 1.31.

HKSE:02638's PB Ratio is ranked better than
72.27% of 512 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs HKSE:02638: 0.87

During the past 12 months, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% per year.

During the past 11 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments was 0.90% per year. The lowest was -1.30% per year. And the median was -0.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments'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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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments PB Ratio Chart

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments 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 1.40 1.42 1.40 0.93 0.85

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 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 1.40 1.30 0.93 0.85 0.85

Competitive Comparison of HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments'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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's PB Ratio falls into.



HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments 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.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=4.84/5.543
=0.87

* 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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments  (HKSE:02638) 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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments PB Ratio Related Terms

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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments (HKSE:02638) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
44 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong Electric Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
HK ELECTRIC INVESTMENTS LIMITED is a fixed single investment trust in Hong Kong with a focus on the power industry. The Company is a vertically integrated power utility and its operations comprise the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Its principal operating subsidiary is The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited (HEC). HEC's sole power generation facility is the Lamma Power Station which has an aggregate installed capacity of approximately 3,700 megawatt (MW). The Company provides electricity to approximately 568,000 registered customers on Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.

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