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North-Star International Co (ROCO:8927) PB Ratio : 3.75 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is North-Star International Co 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), North-Star International Co's share price is NT$61.50. North-Star International Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$16.39. Hence, North-Star International Co's PB Ratio of today is 3.75.

The historical rank and industry rank for North-Star International Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:8927' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 1.34   Max: 4.39
Current: 3.76

During the past 13 years, North-Star International Co's highest PB Ratio was 4.39. The lowest was 0.81. And the median was 1.34.

ROCO:8927's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.76% of 1062 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.495 vs ROCO:8927: 3.76

During the past 12 months, North-Star International Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 24.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of North-Star International Co was 19.50% per year. The lowest was -6.90% per year. And the median was 2.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


North-Star International Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for North-Star International Co'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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North-Star International Co PB Ratio Chart

North-Star International Co 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 1.46 1.57 2.18 2.51 3.19

North-Star International Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 2.51 2.42 3.26 3.85 3.19

Competitive Comparison of North-Star International Co's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, North-Star International Co'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.


North-Star International Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, North-Star International Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where North-Star International Co's PB Ratio falls into.



North-Star International Co 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.

North-Star International Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=61.50/16.387
=3.75

* 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.


North-Star International Co  (ROCO:8927) 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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North-Star International Co (ROCO:8927) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 137, Xinhai Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, TWN, 220
North-Star International Co Ltd has mainly engaged in the operation of petrol filling stations and the retail business of gasoline products in Taiwan. It provides petroleum and diesel and is also involved in the provision of cleaning services for cars, the sale of spare parts, and simple vehicle repair services. It also diversified its operation of the Group, the Group has been expanding into hotels, real estate development, and sale as well as renewable energy development services. It has three reportable segments: gasoline sales, restaurant, travel service, and optoelectronics business. It generates the majority of its revenue from gasoline sales.

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