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Saab AB (Saab AB) Book Value per Share : $5.89 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Saab AB Book Value per Share?

Saab AB's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.89.

During the past 12 months, Saab AB's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -72.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% 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 Saab AB was 83.60% per year. The lowest was -41.30% per year. And the median was 7.20% per year.

Saab AB's current price is $23.195. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.89. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Saab AB is 3.94.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Saab AB was 4.08. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.67.


Saab AB Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saab AB'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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Saab AB Book Value per Share Chart

Saab AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.10 4.99 4.95 5.36 5.86

Saab AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 21.53 21.51 5.35 5.86 5.89

Competitive Comparison of Saab AB's Book Value per Share

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Saab AB'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.


Saab AB's PB Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

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

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



Saab AB Book Value per Share Calculation

Saab AB's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3,123-0)/533
=5.86

Saab AB's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3,201-0)/543
=5.89

* 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.


Saab AB  (OTCPK:SAABF) 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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Saab AB (Saab AB) Business Description

Address
Olof Palmes gata 17, 5th Floor, Stockholm, SWE, SE-111 22
Saab AB supplies products and services for military, defense, and civil security. The company operates within six segments: Aeronautics, Dynamics, Surveillance, Support and Services, Industrial Products and Services, and Kockums. Aeronautics involves the manufacturing of defense and commercial aerial systems. Dynamics produces combat weapons and defense training and management systems. The Surveillance segment supplies security services. Support and Services offers solutions related to civil and military missions. IPS creates traffic management technology and aviation parts. Kockums offers solutions for naval missions. Over three quarters of its sales are from the defense sector. The company sells to multiple geographic regions, but over half of its sales come from Europe.

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