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International Battery Metals (XCNQ:IBAT) PB Ratio

: 4.67 (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), International Battery Metals's share price is C$0.93. International Battery Metals's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.20. Hence, International Battery Metals's PB Ratio of today is 4.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for International Battery Metals's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XCNQ:IBAT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 282.51
Current: 5.03

During the past 10 years, International Battery Metals's highest PB Ratio was 282.51. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

XCNQ:IBAT's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
85.95% of 2392 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs XCNQ:IBAT: 5.03

During the past 12 months, International Battery Metals's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 22.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.60% per year.

During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of International Battery Metals was 141.00% per year. The lowest was -71.00% per year. And the median was 13.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


International Battery Metals PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Battery Metals'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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International Battery Metals Annual Data
Trend Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.00 14.29 1.45 2.07 10.73

International Battery Metals Quarterly Data
Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 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 18.90 19.29 5.88 5.42 3.62

Competitive Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, International Battery Metals'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.


International Battery Metals PB Ratio Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where International Battery Metals's PB Ratio falls into.



International Battery Metals 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.

International Battery Metals's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.93/0.199
=4.67

* 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.


International Battery Metals  (XCNQ:IBAT) 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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International Battery Metals (XCNQ:IBAT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1750, Royal Centre, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3P3
International Battery Metals Ltd is a technology company focused on lithium extraction from salars, geothermal brines and oil field brines. The company is in the process of creating and applying intellectual property related to lithium extraction from brines. Its extraction process is environmentally friendly, low cost, and has the potential to produce commercial-grade lithium at a faster rate.

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