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UNIVERSAL CABLES
PB (Price/Book ) Ratio

The Current P/B Ratio of UNIVERSAL CABLES is 1.24.

Share Price ₹534.7Apr 19,2024
Market Cap ₹1,855.4 Cr
Book Value₹1,496.6 CrMar2023 - Consolidated Results
Price/Book 1.24xCalculated as MarketCap/Book Value
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Definition & Calculation of PB (Price/Book ) ratio of UNIVERSAL CABLES

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 UNIVERSAL CABLES is calculated as :

Current Market Cap [ ₹1,855.4 Cr] as on Apr 19,2024

(/) Book Value [ ₹1,496.6 Cr] based on Mar2023 - Consolidated Results

(=) P/B Ratio [ 1.24x ]

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

Thus, for UNIVERSAL CABLES , the investors are currently willing to pay '1.24 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 UNIVERSAL CABLES !

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

Historical PB (Price/Book ) ratio chart of UNIVERSAL CABLES


PB Ratio Performance Analysis for UNIVERSAL CABLES

- UNIVERSAL CABLES 's latest p/b ratio is 1.24x.

- UNIVERSAL CABLES 's p/b ratio for fiscal years ending Mar2023 to Mar2019 averaged 0.55x.

- UNIVERSAL CABLES 's operated at median p/b ratio of 0.42x from fiscal years ending March 2018 to 2022.

- Looking back at the last 5 fiscal years, UNIVERSAL CABLES 's p/b ratio peaked in Mar2023 at 0.83x.

- UNIVERSAL CABLES 's p/b ratio hit its five-year low in Mar2020 of 0.29x.


How does UNIVERSAL CABLES 's P/B Ratio benchmark against top 10 peers in Cable Industry?

Peer Comparison (Cable Industry)Book ValuePB RatioMarket Cap
UNIVERSAL CABLES 1,496.611.241,855.4
POLYCAB INDIA LTD6,599.5412.0579,518.0
KEI INDUSTRIES LTD2,582.3013.1433,941.6
RR KABEL LTD1,418.4312.6517,949.5
FINOLEX CABLES LTD4,370.363.3914,827.5
STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LTD2,066.002.986,160.5
PRECISION WIRES INDIA LTD450.314.932,218.0
PARAMOUNT COMMUNICATIONS LTD249.879.552,385.3
DYNAMIC CABLES LTD177.435.56987.2
BIRLA CABLE LTD17,592.900.04777.5
DELTON CABLES LTD56.715.41307.1

Cable Industry Benchmark (Top 10) PB Analysis vs UNIVERSAL CABLES 's P/B Ratio

Top 10 Industry PeersPB Ratio
Min industry PB 0.04x
Max industry PB 13.14x
Median industry PB 5.41x
Average industry PB 6.45x



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