Non-Metallic and Industrial Metal Mining Companies By Book Value Per Share Ratio

Book Value Per Share
Book Value Per ShareEfficiencyMarket RiskExp Return
1MLM Martin Marietta Materials
143.98
 0.18 
 1.17 
 0.22 
2IPI Intrepid Potash
57.72
 0.12 
 2.71 
 0.33 
3VMC Vulcan Materials
56.63
 0.17 
 1.20 
 0.20 
4VALE Vale SA ADR
43.74
 0.01 
 1.68 
 0.01 
5RIO Rio Tinto ADR
33.67
 0.08 
 1.48 
 0.12 
6SUM Summit Materials
24.04
 0.07 
 1.80 
 0.13 
7KNF Knife River
22.38
 0.16 
 1.51 
 0.25 
8SQM Sociedad Quimica y
19.36
 0.10 
 3.28 
 0.33 
9CLF Cleveland Cliffs
15.15
(0.06)
 2.43 
(0.15)
10MDU MDU Resources Group
14.62
 0.34 
 1.20 
 0.41 
11CCJ Cameco Corp
14.08
 0.10 
 2.74 
 0.27 
12BVN Compania de Minas
12.01
 0.11 
 2.11 
 0.22 
13FCX Freeport McMoran Copper Gold
11.75
 0.24 
 2.11 
 0.51 
14CMP Compass Minerals International
11.15
(0.14)
 4.53 
(0.63)
15NEXA Nexa Resources SA
8.69
 0.09 
 1.20 
 0.11 
16BHP BHP Group Limited
8.17
(0.01)
 1.50 
(0.02)
17ERO Ero Copper Corp
7.83
 0.16 
 3.28 
 0.53 
18MP MP Materials Corp
6.88
 0.01 
 3.58 
 0.04 
19SND Smart Sand
6.3
 0.12 
 3.02 
 0.36 
20HBM Hudbay Minerals
5.98
 0.34 
 2.43 
 0.82 
The analysis above is based on a 90-day investment horizon and a default level of risk. Use the Portfolio Analyzer to fine-tune all your assumptions. Check your current assumptions here.
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.