The Price/Book of Binani Industries Limited is -0.52
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.
Binani Industries Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides media and publication services in India and internationally. It operates through Media, Logistics, Zinc and by Products, Glass Fiber, and Other Products segments. The company publishes a portfolio of trade journals, which provide information on the happenings in the metals, construction, and infrastructure industries, such as Minerals and Metals Review, a monthly magazine; Minerals and Metals Review Weekly, a tabloid that provides weekly wrap-up and updates on metal and market prices, trade intelligence, crucial industry issues, and news; Metals Today Daily, a daily electronic newsletter; and Construction Industry Review, a weekly tabloid, as well as organizes trade events, seminars, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions. It also trades in shares and securities; and offers ordinary Portland cement, Pozzolona Portland cement, and ground granulated blast-furnace slag, as well as develops and supplies fiberglass products and technologies for the reinforcement of thermoplastics and thermosets, and high-grade glass fiber. In addition, the company provides engineering, procurement, and construction services; consultancy and engineering services; and manufacturing services. Further, it is also involved in infrastructure activities; provision of manpower management services; and mining of minerals, as well as provides zinc and metals allied products. Binani Industries Limited was founded in 1872 and is based in Mumbai, India.