Specialty Chemicals Companies By Book Value Per Share Ratio

Book Value Per Share
Book Value Per ShareEfficiencyMarket RiskExp Return
1CNEY CN Energy Group
350.47
(0.03)
 5.74 
(0.17)
2SSL Sasol
232.47
 0.21 
 3.62 
 0.74 
3NEU NewMarket
161.06
 0.27 
 1.18 
 0.32 
4WLK Westlake Chemical
81.18
(0.02)
 3.06 
(0.05)
5LIN Linde plc Ordinary
80.7
 0.11 
 0.86 
 0.09 
6KWR Quaker Chemical
78.39
 0.12 
 2.72 
 0.33 
7ALB-PA Albemarle
66.24
 0.18 
 2.76 
 0.49 
8ALB Albemarle Corp
66.24
 0.18 
 3.24 
 0.57 
9APD Air Products and
66.07
 0.17 
 1.15 
 0.20 
10ASH Ashland Global Holdings
56.0
 0.01 
 2.43 
 0.03 
11DD Dupont De Nemours
54.56
 0.16 
 1.70 
 0.28 
12SCL Stepan Company
53.18
 0.16 
 2.11 
 0.33 
13IFF International Flavors Fragrances
51.53
 0.02 
 1.68 
 0.04 
14EMN Eastman Chemical
50.87
 0.06 
 1.85 
 0.12 
15IOSP Innospec
50.45
(0.03)
 1.45 
(0.05)
16MTX Minerals Technologies
50.37
 0.12 
 1.98 
 0.23 
17CE Celanese
47.4
 0.19 
 2.85 
 0.53 
18LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV
37.81
 0.10 
 2.14 
 0.22 
19VHI Valhi Inc
37.55
 0.06 
 3.02 
 0.17 
20BCPC Balchem
37.06
(0.01)
 1.13 
(0.01)
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Book Value per Share (B/S) can be calculated by subtracting liabilities from assets, and then dividing it by the total number of currently outstanding shares. It indicates the level of safety associated with each common share after removing the effects of liabilities. In other words, a shareholder can use this ratio to see how much he or she can sell the stake in the company in the event of a liquidation. The naive approach to look at Book Value per Share is to compare it to current stock price. If Book Value per Share is higher than the currently traded stock price, the company can be considered undervalued. However, investors must be aware that conventional calculation of Book Value does not include intangible assets such as goodwill, intellectual property, trademarks or brands and may not be an appropriate measure for many firms.