Watches of Switzerland Group (LSE:WOSG) PB Ratio : 1.54 (As of May. 13, 2024)

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What is Watches of Switzerland Group 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 (2024-05-13), Watches of Switzerland Group's share price is £3.34. Watches of Switzerland Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was £2.16. Hence, Watches of Switzerland Group's PB Ratio of today is 1.54.

Good Sign:

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC stock PB Ratio (=1.54) is close to 5-year low of 1.54

The historical rank and industry rank for Watches of Switzerland Group's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:WOSG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.54 Med: 6.25 Max: 14.07
Current: 1.54

During the past 8 years, Watches of Switzerland Group's highest PB Ratio was 14.07. The lowest was 1.54. And the median was 6.25.

LSE:WOSG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
50.99% of 1061 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.5 vs LSE:WOSG: 1.54

During the past 12 months, Watches of Switzerland Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 21.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 33.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 46.70% per year.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Watches of Switzerland Group was 67.70% per year. The lowest was 19.40% per year. And the median was 43.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Watches of Switzerland Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watches of Switzerland Group's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Watches of Switzerland Group PB Ratio Chart

Watches of Switzerland Group Annual Data

Trend

Apr16

Apr17

Apr18

Apr19

Apr20

Apr21

Apr22

Apr23

PB Ratio

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3.00

7.01

6.77

4.24

Watches of Switzerland Group Semi-Annual Data
	Apr16	Apr17	Apr18	Oct18	Apr19	Oct19	Apr20	Oct20	Apr21	Oct21	Apr22	Oct22	Apr23	Oct23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									8.81	6.77	4.49	4.24	2.32

Competitive Comparison of Watches of Switzerland Group's PB Ratio

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Watches of Switzerland Group'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.

Watches of Switzerland Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Watches of Switzerland Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watches of Switzerland Group's PB Ratio falls into.

Watches of Switzerland Group 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.

Watches of Switzerland Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Oct. 2023)
	=	3.34	/	2.163
	=	1.54

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

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Watches of Switzerland Group (LSE:WOSG) 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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Watches of Switzerland Group (LSE:WOSG) Business Description

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2 Elland Road, Aurum House, Braunstone, Leicester, GBR, LE3 1TT

Website

https://www.thewosgroupplc.com

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC is a retailer of luxury watches in the United Kingdom. Other than luxury watch offerings, the company also offers luxury jewellery, fashion, and classic watches and a range of watch and jewellery aftercare services. The company's geographical segments are the United Kingdom and the United States, of which the majority of the revenue comes from the United Kingdom.

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