Zambian Breweries (LUS:ZABR) PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 18, 2026)

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LUS:ZABR Zambian Breweries PLC LUS:ZABR
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Price ZMW6.70
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What is Zambian Breweries 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 (2026-07-18), Zambian Breweries's share price is ZMW6.70. Zambian Breweries's Book Value per Share for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 was ZMW0.00. Hence, Zambian Breweries's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for Zambian Breweries's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LUS:ZABR's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 1.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

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Zambian Breweries  (LUS:ZABR) 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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Zambian Breweries PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Zambian Breweries'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.

Zambian Breweries PB Ratio Chart

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LUS:ZABR vs : PB Ratio Comparison

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Zambian Breweries'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.


Zambian Breweries PB Ratio vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zambian Breweries's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zambian Breweries's PB Ratio falls into.


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Zambian Breweries 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.

Zambian Breweries's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (A: . 20)
=6.70/
=

* 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.


Zambian Breweries Business Description

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Address Mungwi Road, Heavy Industrial Area, PO Box 31293, Plot No. 6438, Lusaka, ZMB
Zambian Breweries PLC is engaged in the production and distribution of clear beer and soft drinks. The company sells its products under the brand names of alcoholic beverages, such as Mosi Light, Castle, Castle Lite, Carling Black Label and Eagle Lagers. Zambian Breweries also distributes a range of imported products including Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Flying Fish and Brutal Fruit.
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