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NextEnergy Solar Fund (LSE:NESF) PB Ratio : 0.64 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is NextEnergy Solar Fund 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 (2024-05-26), NextEnergy Solar Fund's share price is £0.726. NextEnergy Solar Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was £1.14. Hence, NextEnergy Solar Fund's PB Ratio of today is 0.64.

Good Sign:

NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.68) is close to 10-year low of 0.62

The historical rank and industry rank for NextEnergy Solar Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:NESF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62   Med: 1.04   Max: 1.22
Current: 0.68

During the past 9 years, NextEnergy Solar Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.22. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.04.

LSE:NESF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
81.75% of 1688 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs LSE:NESF: 0.68

During the past 12 months, NextEnergy Solar Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.40% per year.

During the past 9 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of NextEnergy Solar Fund was 4.90% per year. The lowest was -2.00% per year. And the median was 0.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


NextEnergy Solar Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for NextEnergy Solar Fund'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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NextEnergy Solar Fund PB Ratio Chart

NextEnergy Solar Fund Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.06 1.03 1.01 0.91 0.92

NextEnergy Solar Fund Semi-Annual Data
Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23
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 1.01 0.97 0.91 0.90 0.92

Competitive Comparison of NextEnergy Solar Fund's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, NextEnergy Solar Fund'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.


NextEnergy Solar Fund's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where NextEnergy Solar Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



NextEnergy Solar Fund 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.

NextEnergy Solar Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2023)
=0.726/1.143
=0.64

* 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.


NextEnergy Solar Fund  (LSE:NESF) 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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NextEnergy Solar Fund (LSE:NESF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Trafalgar Court, Floor 2, Les Banques, St. Peter Port, GGY, GY1 4LY
NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd is a closed-ended investment company. The company seeks to provide investors with a sustainable and attractive dividend that increases in line with RPI over the long term. It invests in solar photovoltaic plants or debt financing through its subsidiaries and generates revenues from the sale of electricity.

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