Cardinal Health (Cardinal Health) Book Value per Share : $-14.17 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Cardinal Health Book Value per Share?

Cardinal Health's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-14.17.

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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Cardinal Health was 45.10% per year. The lowest was -34.30% per year. And the median was 6.50% per year.

Cardinal Health's current price is $103.21. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-14.17. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Cardinal Health is .

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Cardinal Health was 18.31. The lowest was 2.01. And the median was 3.87.

Cardinal Health Book Value per Share Historical Data

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

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Cardinal Health Book Value per Share Chart

Cardinal Health Annual Data

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21.16

6.11

6.16

-2.60

-11.36

Cardinal Health Quarterly Data
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Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-8.54	-8.71	-11.36	-14.13	-14.17

Competitive Comparison of Cardinal Health's Book Value per Share

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Cardinal Health'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.

Cardinal Health's PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Cardinal Health's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Cardinal Health Book Value per Share Calculation

Cardinal Health's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(-2,852	-	0)	/	251
	=	-11.36

Cardinal Health's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(-3,449	-	0)	/	243
	=	-14.17

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.

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) 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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Cardinal Health (Cardinal Health) Business Description

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Address

7000 Cardinal Place, Dublin, OH, USA, 43017

Website

https://www.cardinalhealth.com

Cardinal Health is one of three leading pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S., engaged in sourcing and distributing of branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospitals networks, and healthcare providers. Along with Cencora and McKesson, the three comprise well over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Cardinal Health also supplies medical-surgical products and equipment to healthcare facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Executives

Deborah Weitzman	officer: CEO, Pharmaceutical Segment	600 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 300, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Mary C. Scherer	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	6026 LUDWIG STREET, POWELL OH 43065
Ola M Snow	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Stephen M Mason	officer: CEO, Medical Segment	7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Jessica L Mayer	officer: Chief Legal/Compliance Officer	7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Michelle D. Greene	officer: Chief Information Officer	1141 N. OLD WORLD 3RD STREET, UNIT # 2414, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Aaron E Alt	officer: Chief Financial Officer	3001 COLORADO BLVD., DENTON TX 76210
Michelle Brennan	director	1855 S. GRANT STREET, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Sujatha Chandrasekaran	director	77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
Christine Mundkur	director
Steven Barg	director	ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Patricia M English	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Sheri H. Edison	director	1069 STATE ROUTE 46 EAST, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Jason M. Hollar	officer: Chief Financial Officer	3333 BEVERLY ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60179
John H Weiland	director	C/O C.R BARD INC, 730 CENTRAL AVE, MURRAY HILL NJ 07974