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Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund) PB Ratio

: 0.81 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-18), Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's share price is $12.04. Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.88. Hence, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's PB Ratio of today is 0.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CAF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 0.84   Max: 1.15
Current: 0.81

During the past 7 years, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.15. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.84.

CAF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
72.65% of 1693 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs CAF: 0.81

During the past 12 months, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -12.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -16.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.20% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund was 2.70% per year. The lowest was -16.00% per year. And the median was -7.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund'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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Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.83 0.86

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.88 0.86 0.83 0.81 0.86

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund'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.


Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund PB Ratio Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund 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.

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=12.04/14.875
=0.81

* 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.


Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund  (NYSE:CAF) 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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Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc is the United States based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek capital growth by investing a majority of its assets in A-shares of Chinese companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. Its portfolio of investments consists of investment in different sectors such as the aerospace and defense, banks, automobiles, household durables, media, pharmaceuticals, software and other sectors.
Executives
Michael J Key officer: Vice President 1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Frances Cashman other: Advisory Board Member MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 1633 BROADWAY 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Eddie Arthur Grier other: Advisory Board Member 11700 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 500, RESTON VA 20190
Deidre Downes officer: Chief Compliance Officer 1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Amay Ashok Hattangadi officer: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Leon Sun officer: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Patricia A Maleski director C/O J P MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC, 522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy J Knierim officer: CCO 100 MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Nancy Everett director 1812 PARK AVE, RICHMOND VA 23220
Joseph C Benedetti officer: Vice President C/O INVESCO, 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
John H Gernon officer: Principle Executive Officer 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Samuel Gene Rhee other: Portfolio Manager 522 FIFTH AVENUE 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
May Yu other: Portfolio Manager MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC, 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK X1 10036
Kar Heng Cheung other: Portfolio Manager 522 FIFTH AVENUE 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036