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Hindustan Petroleum Price/Book

What is the Price/Book of Hindustan Petroleum?

The Price/Book of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is 1.16

What is the definition of Price/Book?



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.

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What does Hindustan Petroleum do?

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited refines and markets petroleum products in India and internationally. The company operates through Downstream Petroleum and All Other segments. It offers petrol, diesel, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha lubricants, specialties, and greases, as well as aviation turbine fuel; and markets and exports bulk fuels, bitumen, solvents, jet and marine fuel, marine lubes, household insecticides, hexane, propylene, jute batch oil, turpentine oil, carbon black feed stock, molten sulphur, and superior kerosene oil (SKO). The company is also involved in international trade activities, including crude oil imports, petroleum product imports/exports, import/export registration, shipping. Further, the company markets bulk fuels and petroleum products to industrial consumers like power plants, chemicals, fertilisers, shipping companies, and airlines. In addition, it offers LPG products under the HP Gas brand, as well as bulk LPG products for industries; and operates retail petrol pumps and pipelines for the transportation of petroleum products. Further, the company explores for and produces hydrocarbons, as well as provides management services for exploration and production blocks; and operates sugar ethanol-cogen plants in Bihar, and wind power plants in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. As of March 31, 2022, it operated through a marketing network of 137 regional offices; 70 depots; 53 LPG bottling plants; 47 aviation service facilities; 20,025 retail outlets; 1,638 SKO and light diesel oil dealers; and 6,243 LPG distributors, as well as 42 terminals, installation, and tap off points. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.

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