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WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES
PB (Price/Book ) Ratio

The Current P/B Ratio of WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES is 4.64.

Share Price ₹262.9Dec 04,2024
Market Cap ₹1,456.5 Cr
Book Value₹313.7 CrMar2024 - Standalone Results
Price/Book 4.64xCalculated as MarketCap/Book Value
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Definition & Calculation of PB (Price/Book ) ratio of WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES

Price-to-Book ratio, P/B Multiple, or P/B Ratio is an important valuation multiple that is defined as:

P/B = Market Capitalization / Book Value

or, using per-share numbers:

P/B = Stock Price / Book Value Per Share

Applying the above formula, P/B ratio of WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES is calculated as :

Current Market Cap [ ₹1,456.5 Cr] as on Dec 04,2024

(/) Book Value [ ₹313.7 Cr] based on Mar2024 - Standalone Results

(=) P/B Ratio [ 4.64x ]

P/B Ratio indicates 'the multiple of book value' investors are willing to pay to own one share of the company.

Thus, for WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES , the investors are currently willing to pay '4.64 times book value' to own 1 share of the company.

PB Multiples are one of the most widely used valuation multiple in industry.

Since P/B ratio uses Book Value in the calculation, P/B multiples are not always reliable for valuing companies with negative book value.

In such cases, you may consider using Price to Earnings ratio or Price to Sales ratio of WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES !

The chart below summarizes the trend in P/B Ratio of WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES over the last five years.

Historical PB (Price/Book ) ratio chart of WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES


PB Ratio Performance Analysis for WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES

- WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES 's latest p/b ratio is 4.64x.

- WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES 's p/b ratio for fiscal years ending Mar2024 to Mar2020 averaged 1.42x.

- WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES 's operated at median p/b ratio of 1.08x from fiscal years ending March 2018 to 2022.

- Looking back at the last 5 fiscal years, WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES 's p/b ratio peaked in Mar2024 at 3.58x.

- WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES 's p/b ratio hit its five-year low in Mar2020 of 0.36x.


How does WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES 's P/B Ratio benchmark against top 10 peers in Engineering - Industrial Equipments Industry?

Peer Comparison (Engineering - Industrial Equipments Industry)Book ValuePB RatioMarket Cap
WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES 313.724.641,456.5
BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD16,326.5014.00228,650.0
BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD24,438.703.5887,556.5
THERMAX LTD4,433.8312.7156,339.5
TRIVENI TURBINE LTD959.0724.5523,542.0
KIRLOSKAR OIL ENGINES LTD2,660.156.0015,972.5
ELECON ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD1,604.038.9314,330.2
PRAJ INDUSTRIES LTD1,274.4711.6514,851.2
SHRIRAM PISTONS & RINGS LTD1,925.674.889,392.7
KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LTD1,718.9510.8318,615.4
TEGA INDUSTRIES LTD1,191.809.3311,119.4

Engineering - Industrial Equipments Industry Benchmark (Top 10) PB Analysis vs WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES 's P/B Ratio

Top 10 Industry PeersPB Ratio
Min industry PB 3.58x
Max industry PB 24.55x
Median industry PB 9.33x
Average industry PB 10.10x



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