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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) PB Ratio : (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Connecticut Water Service PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-06-03), Connecticut Water Service's share price is $15.00. Connecticut Water Service's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $0.00. Hence, Connecticut Water Service's PB Ratio of today is .

Good Sign:

Connecticut Water Service Inc stock PB Ratio (=2.86) is close to 2-year low of 2.63

Warning Sign:

Connecticut Water Service Inc stock PB Ratio (=2.86) is close to 10-year high of 2.9

The historical rank and industry rank for Connecticut Water Service's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CTWSO.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.61   Med: 2   Max: 2.9
Current: 2.86

During the past 13 years, Connecticut Water Service's highest PB Ratio was 2.90. The lowest was 1.61. And the median was 2.00.

CTWSO.PFD's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 1.4 vs CTWSO.PFD: 2.86

During the past 12 months, Connecticut Water Service's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Connecticut Water Service was 11.80% per year. The lowest was 1.40% per year. And the median was 4.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Connecticut Water Service PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Connecticut Water Service's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Connecticut Water Service PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Connecticut Water Service's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Connecticut Water Service'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.


Connecticut Water Service's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Connecticut Water Service's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Connecticut Water Service's PB Ratio falls into.



Connecticut Water Service PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Connecticut Water Service's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2019)
=15.00/
=

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Connecticut Water Service  (OTCPK:CTWSO.PFD) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Business Description

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Address
93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT, USA, 06413
Connecticut Water Service Inc is a water utility that operates in the northeastern region of the United States, specifically Connecticut and Maine. The company has various subsidiaries and divisions, including water operations, which supplies public drinking water; real estate transactions, which sells real estate holdings; and service rentals, which sells contracted water and wastewater services. The major customers of the firm are residential, commercial, fire protection, public authority, and industrial entities. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its water operations segment and residential customers.

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