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DCG IRIS (LSE:IRIS) Book Value per Share : £0.98 (As of May. 2014)


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What is DCG IRIS Book Value per Share?

DCG IRIS's book value per share for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was £0.98.

During the past 12 months, DCG IRIS's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.00% 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.

DCG IRIS's current price is £0.96. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was £0.98. Hence, today's PB Ratio of DCG IRIS is 0.93.

During the past 2 years, the highest P/B Ratio of DCG IRIS was 0.98. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


DCG IRIS Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for DCG IRIS'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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DCG IRIS Book Value per Share Chart

DCG IRIS Annual Data
Trend May13 May14
Book Value per Share
1.50 1.04

DCG IRIS Semi-Annual Data
Nov13 May14
Book Value per Share 1.11 0.98

Competitive Comparison of DCG IRIS's Book Value per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, DCG IRIS'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.


DCG IRIS's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, DCG IRIS's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



DCG IRIS Book Value per Share Calculation

DCG IRIS's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2014 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(67.97-0.00)/65.59
=1.04

DCG IRIS's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(67.97-0.00)/69.11
=0.98

* 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.


DCG IRIS  (LSE:IRIS) 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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DCG IRIS (LSE:IRIS) Business Description

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DCG IRIS Ltd is a Guernsey registered non-cellular company with an indefinite life. It is a feeder fund and principally invests its assets in CS IRIS Low Volatility Plus Fund Ltd. Its objective is to providing its shareholders, through its investment in the Master Fund, with positive returns through investing in insurance-linked contracts and assets carrying exposure related to insured event risks known as insurance linked strategies.

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