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ASTEC LIFESCIENCES
PB (Price/Book ) Ratio

The Current P/B Ratio of ASTEC LIFESCIENCES is 4.97.

Share Price ₹1,062.1Mar 28,2024
Market Cap ₹2,081.6 Cr
Book Value₹419.0 CrMar2023 - Consolidated Results
Price/Book 4.97xCalculated as MarketCap/Book Value
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Definition & Calculation of PB (Price/Book ) ratio of ASTEC LIFESCIENCES

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 ASTEC LIFESCIENCES is calculated as :

Current Market Cap [ ₹2,081.6 Cr] as on Mar 28,2024

(/) Book Value [ ₹419.0 Cr] based on Mar2023 - Consolidated Results

(=) P/B Ratio [ 4.97x ]

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

Thus, for ASTEC LIFESCIENCES , the investors are currently willing to pay '4.97 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 ASTEC LIFESCIENCES !

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

Historical PB (Price/Book ) ratio chart of ASTEC LIFESCIENCES


PB Ratio Performance Analysis for ASTEC LIFESCIENCES

- ASTEC LIFESCIENCES 's latest p/b ratio is 4.97x.

- ASTEC LIFESCIENCES 's p/b ratio for fiscal years ending Mar2023 to Mar2019 averaged 5.98x.

- ASTEC LIFESCIENCES 's operated at median p/b ratio of 6.35x from fiscal years ending March 2018 to 2022.

- Looking back at the last 5 fiscal years, ASTEC LIFESCIENCES 's p/b ratio peaked in Mar2022 at 8.67x.

- ASTEC LIFESCIENCES 's p/b ratio hit its five-year low in Mar2020 of 3.18x.


How does ASTEC LIFESCIENCES 's P/B Ratio benchmark against top 10 peers in Pesticides & Agrochemicals Industry?

Peer Comparison (Pesticides & Agrochemicals Industry)Book ValuePB RatioMarket Cap
ASTEC LIFESCIENCES 419.014.972,081.6
PI INDUSTRIES LTD7,201.108.1558,697.5
UPL LTD26,838.001.2734,216.4
BAYER CROPSCIENCE LTD2,712.108.6923,563.4
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL INDIA LTD2,381.787.2817,340.3
BASF INDIA LTD2,695.765.3614,444.0
RALLIS INDIA LTD1,730.052.824,872.4
DHANUKA AGRITECH LTD1,061.304.394,659.5
BHARAT RASAYAN LTD893.313.953,530.9
SHARDA CROPCHEM LTD2,232.021.302,895.6
INDIA PESTICIDES LTD773.153.032,339.0

Pesticides & Agrochemicals Industry Benchmark (Top 10) PB Analysis vs ASTEC LIFESCIENCES 's P/B Ratio

Top 10 Industry PeersPB Ratio
Min industry PB 1.27x
Max industry PB 8.69x
Median industry PB 4.39x
Average industry PB 4.65x



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