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AeroVironment (AeroVironment) Book Value per Share : $28.89 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is AeroVironment Book Value per Share?

AeroVironment's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $28.89.

During the past 12 months, AeroVironment's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of AeroVironment was 73.00% per year. The lowest was -0.30% per year. And the median was 9.10% per year.

AeroVironment's current price is $158.09. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $28.89. Hence, today's PB Ratio of AeroVironment is 5.47.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of AeroVironment was 6.38. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 3.04.


AeroVironment Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for AeroVironment's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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AeroVironment Book Value per Share Chart

AeroVironment Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.32 21.19 24.70 24.37 21.02

AeroVironment Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.60 21.02 21.85 28.21 28.89

Competitive Comparison of AeroVironment's Book Value per Share

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, AeroVironment's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


AeroVironment's PB Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, AeroVironment's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AeroVironment's PB Ratio falls into.



AeroVironment Book Value per Share Calculation

AeroVironment's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(551.0-0.0)/26.2
=21.02

AeroVironment's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(813.0-0.0)/28.1
=28.89

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


AeroVironment  (NAS:AVAV) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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AeroVironment (AeroVironment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
241 18th Street South, Suite 415, Arlington, VA, USA, 22202
AeroVironment Inc operates under a single business segment in which it supplies unmanned aircraft systems, tactical missile systems, high-altitude pseudo-satellites, and other related services to government agencies within the United States Department of Defense as well as the United States allied international governments. The systems can help with security, surveillance, or sensing, and provide "eyes in the sky" without needing an actual person, or driver, in the sky.
Executives
Mary Beth Long director 309 FRANKLIN STREET, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Brian Charles Shackley officer: Chief Accounting Officer 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Cindy Kay Lewis director 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Trace E Stevenson officer: Sr. VP 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Brett P Hush officer: Sr. VP 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Jeff E Rodrian officer: Sr. VP 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
Phillip S Davidson director 825 TOWN & COUNTRY LANE, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell officer: Chief Financial Officer 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Stephen F Page director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Edward R Muller director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Charles Thomas Burbage director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Charles R Holland director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Melissa Ann Brown officer: VP, Gen. Counsel, Corp. Sec. 800 ROYAL OAKS DRIVE, SUITE 210, MONROVIA CA 91016
Alison Marie Roelke officer: VP People & Culture 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Timothy E Conver director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065

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