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Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (LSE:BGCG) Book Value per Share : £1.93 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Book Value per Share?

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £1.93.

During the past 12 months, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -41.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -26.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.10% 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 Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust was 15.70% per year. The lowest was -26.80% per year. And the median was 7.10% per year.

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's current price is £2.055. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £1.93. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust is 1.06.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust was 1.52. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 0.91.


Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust'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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Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Book Value per Share Chart

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.64 4.93 3.54 3.29 1.93

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 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 3.54 3.12 3.29 2.66 1.93

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's Book Value per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust'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.


Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's PB Ratio falls into.



Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Book Value per Share Calculation

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(119.41-0.00)/61.85
=1.93

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust'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)
=(119.41-0.00)/61.85
=1.93

* 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.


Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust  (LSE:BGCG) 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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Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (LSE:BGCG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Greenside Row, Calton Square, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust PLC is an asset management firm that has assets under management and advice. It aims to produce long-term capital growth by investing predominantly in shares of, or depositary receipts representing the shares of, Chinese companies.

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