Price to Net Debt

The Price to Net Debt Ratio values a company against its Net Debt figure. It is the share price divided by the Net Debt per share. This figure is computed from the latest available interim accounts.

Stockopedia explains P / Net Debt

This measure gives a sense of how indebted a company is relative to its market value. Many companies are valued on the basis of their Enterprise Value, which incorporates debt. If the valuation moves suddenly due to a change in circumstances, the only portion of the EV which can quickly revalue is the Equity portion. Therefore, companies which have a high debt to market capitalisation ratio can have volatile valuations, especially if trading is difficult. This ratio is negative if the company has Net Debt and positive if it has Net Cash.

If the company has a positive ratio then a lower number is better because this indicates an opportunity to buy Net Cash at a cheap price.

As with all of our Balance Sheet Ratios, this will be based on the latest financial statements (interim or annual) but it's always important to be aware of any post-balance sheet events that may have reduced the cash balance - an acquisition or a buyback, for example. The market may be pricing in something that has not been captured by the snapshot given in the latest financial statements.

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The 5 highest P / Net Debt Stocks in the Market

TickerNameP / Net DebtStockRank™
LON:SHIPTufton Assets-584,922.685
LON:MVIMarwyn Value Investors-393,485.289
LON:PXENProspex Energy-250,453.230
LON:FGENForesight Environmental Infrastructure-245,480.471
LON:SCGLSealand Capital Galaxy-158,451.322