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Hochdorf Holding AG (XSWX:HOCN) PB Ratio : 0.02 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Hochdorf Holding AG 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 (2024-04-26), Hochdorf Holding AG's share price is CHF1.44. Hochdorf Holding AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF73.46. Hence, Hochdorf Holding AG's PB Ratio of today is 0.02.

Good Sign:

Hochdorf Holding AG stock PB Ratio (=0.02) is close to 10-year low of 0.02

The historical rank and industry rank for Hochdorf Holding AG's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:HOCN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.73   Max: 14.45
Current: 0.02

During the past 13 years, Hochdorf Holding AG's highest PB Ratio was 14.45. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.73.

XSWX:HOCN's PB Ratio is ranked better than
99.89% of 1795 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.48 vs XSWX:HOCN: 0.02

During the past 12 months, Hochdorf Holding AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -16.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Hochdorf Holding AG was 87.10% per year. The lowest was -41.70% per year. And the median was -6.85% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Hochdorf Holding AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hochdorf Holding AG'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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Hochdorf Holding AG PB Ratio Chart

Hochdorf Holding AG 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 0.56 0.74 0.50 0.27 0.21

Hochdorf Holding AG 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 0.50 0.48 0.27 0.25 0.21

Competitive Comparison of Hochdorf Holding AG's PB Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hochdorf Holding AG'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.


Hochdorf Holding AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hochdorf Holding AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hochdorf Holding AG's PB Ratio falls into.



Hochdorf Holding AG 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.

Hochdorf Holding AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=1.44/73.456
=0.02

* 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.


Hochdorf Holding AG  (XSWX:HOCN) 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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Hochdorf Holding AG (XSWX:HOCN) Business Description

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Address
Siedereistrasse 9, Postfach 691, Hochdorf, CHE, 6281
Hochdorf Holding AG is a food company. It produces and sells food products to the food industry and the wholesale and retail trade in the international markets. The group operates in the business of Food Solutions and Baby Care It produces, and markets powder products based on milk and whey, and also produces and markets cereals. The firm generates the majority of its revenue from the Dairy ingredients segment which includes products like cream, milk concentrate, skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, cream powder, fat powder, milk protein powder, whey powder, whey protein powder, permeate powder, butter, buttermilk, and curd. Geographically, the Food Solutions division focuses on Switzerland.

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