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Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co (SHSE:600889) PB Ratio

: 1.59 (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 (2024-04-19), Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co's share price is ¥3.79. Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥2.38. Hence, Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.59.

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

SHSE:600889' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 1.79   Max: 8.93
Current: 1.59

During the past 13 years, Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co's highest PB Ratio was 8.93. The lowest was 1.01. And the median was 1.79.

SHSE:600889's PB Ratio is ranked better than
50.03% of 1529 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs SHSE:600889: 1.59

During the past 12 months, Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co was 33.50% per year. The lowest was -14.60% per year. And the median was 4.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nanjing Chemical Fibre 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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Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.22 1.14 1.85 1.73 2.42

Nanjing Chemical Fibre 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.73 1.82 1.72 1.96 2.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Nanjing Chemical Fibre 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.


Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co PB Ratio Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Nanjing Chemical Fibre 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.

Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3.79/2.382
=1.59

* 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.


Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co  (SHSE:600889) 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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Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co (SHSE:600889) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 2, Yuzhuang Road, Xiongzhou Street, Liuhe District, Jiangsu, Nanjing, CHN, 211511
Nanjing Chemical Fibre Co Ltd is a China-based company mainly engaged in the production and operation of viscose fiber and tap water. The company produces Jinling brand viscose fiber which is sold in China and exported to South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Europe and the United States. Its water plant is located at Yanziji, Qixia District, Nanjing, and has a water supply capacity of approx. 150,000 tons/day. The company provides tap water service to enterprises in the economic and technological development zone and its surrounding factories and residential quarters.

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