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Literacy Capital (LSE:BOOK) PB Ratio : 1.03 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Literacy Capital 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 (2024-05-21), Literacy Capital's share price is £5.175. Literacy Capital's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £5.02. Hence, Literacy Capital's PB Ratio of today is 1.03.

Good Sign:

Literacy Capital PLC stock PB Ratio (=1.03) is close to 3-year low of 0.96

The historical rank and industry rank for Literacy Capital's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BOOK' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96   Med: 1.45   Max: 2.15
Current: 1.03

During the past 4 years, Literacy Capital's highest PB Ratio was 2.15. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 1.45.

LSE:BOOK's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
62.79% of 1693 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.96 vs LSE:BOOK: 1.03

During the past 12 months, Literacy Capital's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 52.40% per year.

During the past 4 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Literacy Capital was 52.40% per year. The lowest was 52.40% per year. And the median was 52.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Literacy Capital PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Literacy Capital'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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Literacy Capital PB Ratio Chart

Literacy Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
- 1.08 0.87 0.96

Literacy Capital Semi-Annual Data
Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Sep22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.04 1.08 1.01 0.96 0.96

Competitive Comparison of Literacy Capital's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Literacy Capital'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.


Literacy Capital's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Literacy Capital's PB Ratio falls into.



Literacy Capital 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.

Literacy Capital's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=5.175/5.018
=1.03

* 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.


Literacy Capital  (LSE:BOOK) 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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Literacy Capital (LSE:BOOK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5-11 Regent Street, St James's, 3rd Floor, Charles House, London, GBR, SW1Y 4LR
Literacy Capital PLC is a closed-end investment company focused on investing in and supporting UK businesses and helping their management teams to achieve long-term success.

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