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Straits Trading Co (SGX:S20) PB Ratio : 0.44 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Straits Trading 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 (2024-04-28), Straits Trading Co's share price is S$1.43. Straits Trading Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was S$3.26. Hence, Straits Trading Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.44.

Good Sign:

Straits Trading Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.44) is close to 3-year low of 0.44

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

SGX:S20' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 0.55   Max: 1.04
Current: 0.44

During the past 13 years, Straits Trading Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.04. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.55.

SGX:S20's PB Ratio is ranked better than
87.39% of 2395 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs SGX:S20: 0.44

During the past 12 months, Straits Trading Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -15.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Straits Trading Co was 23.70% per year. The lowest was -13.50% per year. And the median was 1.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Straits Trading Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Straits Trading 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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Straits Trading Co PB Ratio Chart

Straits Trading 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 0.47 0.45 0.63 0.60 0.56

Straits Trading Co 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 0.63 0.45 0.60 0.57 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Straits Trading Co's PB Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Straits Trading 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.


Straits Trading Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Straits Trading Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Straits Trading 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.

Straits Trading Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=1.43/3.256
=0.44

* 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.


Straits Trading Co  (SGX:S20) 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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Straits Trading Co (SGX:S20) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Wallich Street, No. 15-01, Guoco Tower, Singapore, SGP, 078881
Straits Trading Co Ltd is an investment company. The company operates in four business segments, Resources segment involved in the smelting of tin concentrates and tin bearing materials, the production of various grades of refined tin metal and the sale and delivery of refined tin metal and by-products, as well as investments in other metals and mineral resources. The Real Estate segment comprises s property investment, sales and leasing, property development, as well as property and real estate fund management. Its Hospitality business includes hotel ownership and hotel management under Far East Hospitality Holdings Pte. Ltd. It derives maximum revenue from the Resources segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Malaysia.

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