The Price/Book of HKC (Holdings) Limited is 0.31
Price to book ratio represents the ratio between a company’s stock value and the book value per share.
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The price to book ratio, or P/B ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's current market price to its book value. It is also sometimes known as a market to book ratio or price to equity ratio. The calculation of a price to book ratio can be performed in two ways. It can be calculated as the company's market capitalization divided by the company's total book value from its balance sheet. It can also be calculated using per-share values and dividing a company's current share price by the book value per share (i.e. its book value divided by the number of outstanding shares).
The P/B ratio varies between industries. The industries that require more infrastructure capital (for each dollar of profit) will usually trade at P/B ratios much lower than, for example, consulting firms. P/B ratios are commonly used to compare banks, because most assets and liabilities of banks are constantly valued at market values. A higher P/B ratio implies that investors expect management to create more value from a given set of assets, all else equal (and/or that the market value of the firm's assets is significantly higher than their accounting value).
P/B ratios do not, however, directly provide any information on the ability of the firm to generate profits or cash for shareholders. This ratio also gives some idea of whether an investor is paying too much for what would be left if the company went bankrupt immediately. For companies in distress, the book value is usually calculated without the intangible assets that would have no resale value. In such cases, P/B should also be calculated on a "diluted" basis, because stock options may well vest on sale of the company or change of control or firing of management.
HKC (Holdings) Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the property development and investment, and renewable energy investment and operation businesses in the People's Republic of China. It operates through Properties Development, Property Investment and Leasing, Renewable Energy, and Other Operations segments. The company develops and builds residential properties, including townhouses, high-rise apartments, and commercial shops; and invests in shopping malls and offices, as well as properties for restaurants and retails. It also holds properties; develops and operates building materials center; owns and operates wind power and distributed solar projects; and provides property management services. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. HKC (Holdings) Limited is a subsidiary of Claudio Holdings Limited.