The Price/Book of SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited is -0.04
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.
Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited provides financial services in India. The company offers asset finance, leasing, and loans for purchase of construction and mining equipment, tippers, IT and allied equipment, medical and allied equipment, farm equipment, and other assets. It also provides project finance services, such as term and syndicate loans, structured finance, financing/leasing, sale and lease back, as well as letter of credit and bank guarantee facilities; and advisory services, including planning, engineering, project structuring, transaction advisory, and project management consultancy for government and private sectors. In addition, the company offers investment banking services, which include initial public offers, delisting, buy-back, open offers, non-convertible debenture/bond placement, private equity, venture capital funding, and debt syndication, as well as insurance broking services. It operates 72 branches in 19 states in India. The company was formerly known as Srei International Finance Limited and changed its name to Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited in August 2004. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India. Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited is a subsidiary of Adisri Commercial Private Limited.