Price/Book di 3M India Limited è 14.85
Il rapporto Price to book rappresenta il rapporto tra il valore delle azioni di una società e il valore contabile per azione.
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.
3M India Limited engages in the manufacture and trade of various products for health care, manufacturing, automotive, safety, electronics, energy, commercial solutions, transportation, and design and construction industries in India. The company operates through four segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, Health Care, and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment offers vinyl, polyester, foil, and specialty industrial tapes and adhesives, such as scotch masking tapes, scotch filament and packaging tapes, functional and decorative graphics, abrasion-resistant films, masking tapes, and other specialty materials. This segment serves industrial, electrical, and safety markets. The Health Care segment provides medical and surgical supplies; medical devices; skin and wound care, as well as infection prevention products and solutions; drug delivery systems; dental and orthodontic products; and food safety products. The Transportation and Electronics segment offers personal protection products, brand and asset protection solutions, border control products, passive fire protection products for industries and commercial establishments, track and trace products, and cleaning and hygiene products for the hospitality industry. The Consumer segment provides home improvement, stationery and office supplies, home care, and consumer health care. This segment also includes retail auto care product lines, such as office supply, stationery, home improvement (do-it-yourself), home care, protective material, consumer retail personal safety, and consumer healthcare products. The company also exports its products. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Bengaluru, India. 3M India Limited operates as a subsidiary of 3M Company.