Kimberly-Clark's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.10.
During the past 12 months, Kimberly-Clark's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 45.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.70% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kimberly-Clark was 30.30% per year. The lowest was -46.80% per year. And the median was 2.90% per year.
Kimberly-Clark's current price is $135.24. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.10. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 43.63.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Kimberly-Clark was 851.54. The lowest was 7.40. And the median was 83.88.
Kimberly-Clark Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kimberly-Clark'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.
Competitive Comparison of Kimberly-Clark's Book Value per Share
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kimberly-Clark'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.
Kimberly-Clark's PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kimberly-Clark's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kimberly-Clark's PB Ratio falls into.
Kimberly-Clark Book Value per Share Calculation
Kimberly-Clark's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:
* 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.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) 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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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Business Description
With more than half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.
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