Saudi Telecom Co (SAU:7010) PB Ratio

: 2.48 (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), Saudi Telecom Co's share price is ﷼39.25. Saudi Telecom Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼15.85. Hence, Saudi Telecom Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.48.

Good Sign:

Saudi Telecom Co stock PB Ratio (=2.46) is close to 5-year low of 2.23

The historical rank and industry rank for Saudi Telecom Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:7010' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.51 Med: 2.54 Max: 4.31
Current: 2.46

During the past 13 years, Saudi Telecom Co's highest PB Ratio was 4.31. The lowest was 1.51. And the median was 2.54.

SAU:7010's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
65.48% of 365 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.71 vs SAU:7010: 2.46

During the past 12 months, Saudi Telecom Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Saudi Telecom Co was 14.20% per year. The lowest was 0.30% per year. And the median was 2.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Saudi Telecom Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saudi Telecom Co's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Saudi Telecom Co Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

PB Ratio

3.30

3.31

3.24

2.48

2.55

Saudi Telecom 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																2.48	2.67	2.87	2.38	2.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Saudi Telecom 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.

Saudi Telecom Co PB Ratio Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Saudi Telecom Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saudi Telecom Co's PB Ratio falls into.

Saudi Telecom 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.

Saudi Telecom Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	39.25	/	15.846
	=	2.48

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Saudi Telecom Co (SAU:7010) 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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Saudi Telecom Co (SAU:7010) Business Description

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Address

P.O.Box 87912, Riyadh, SAU, 11652

Website

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Saudi Telecom Co offers telecommunications, information and media services that establish, manage, operates and maintains fixed and mobile telecommunication networks and systems to customers. The company manufactures and markets devices, equipment, and components of different telecommunication networks including fixed, moving and special networks, and computer programs and the other intellectual properties. It is also engaged in real estate investment and the resulting activities, such as selling, buying, leasing, managing, developing and maintenance. The majority of the revenue is generated from Saudi Arabia.

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