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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (LSE:BGFD) PB Ratio : 0.88 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) 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 (2024-05-22), Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s share price is £7.41. Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was £8.38. Hence, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s PB Ratio of today is 0.88.

Good Sign:

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) PLC stock PB Ratio (=0.88) is close to 1-year low of 0.82

The historical rank and industry rank for Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BGFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.66   Med: 1.04   Max: 1.63
Current: 0.88

During the past 13 years, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s highest PB Ratio was 1.63. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 1.04.

LSE:BGFD's PB Ratio is ranked better than
66.35% of 1691 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.96 vs LSE:BGFD: 0.88

During the past 12 months, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) was 25.60% per year. The lowest was -7.90% per year. And the median was 7.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s PB Ratio 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 Japan Trust (The) PB Ratio Chart

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.00 0.97 1.01 0.92 0.93

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
PB Ratio 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 0.97 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'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 Japan Trust (The)'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s PB Ratio falls into.



Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) 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.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Feb. 2024)
=7.41/8.38
=0.88

* 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.


Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)  (LSE:BGFD) 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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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (LSE:BGFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) PLC is an investment company based in the United Kingdom. The company's aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies, which have above average prospects for growth. It invests in various sectors, such as commerce and services; manufacturing and machinery; electrical and electronics; retail; real estate and construction; information, communication and utilities, chemicals and other materials; financials, and pharmaceuticals and food.

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