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Africa Prudential (NSA:AFRIPRUD) PB Ratio : 1.54 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Africa Prudential 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 (2024-05-28), Africa Prudential's share price is ₦6.95. Africa Prudential's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦4.52. Hence, Africa Prudential's PB Ratio of today is 1.54.

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

NSA:AFRIPRUD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78   Med: 1.33   Max: 2.24
Current: 1.43

During the past 9 years, Africa Prudential's highest PB Ratio was 2.24. The lowest was 0.78. And the median was 1.33.

NSA:AFRIPRUD's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
82.07% of 1690 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs NSA:AFRIPRUD: 1.43

During the past 12 months, Africa Prudential's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year.

During the past 9 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Africa Prudential was 23.40% per year. The lowest was 0.70% per year. And the median was 5.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Africa Prudential PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Africa Prudential'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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Africa Prudential PB Ratio Chart

Africa Prudential Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.97 1.49 1.46 1.28 1.52

Africa Prudential Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.28 1.25 1.55 1.52 1.56

Competitive Comparison of Africa Prudential's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Africa Prudential'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.


Africa Prudential's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Africa Prudential's PB Ratio falls into.



Africa Prudential 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.

Africa Prudential's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=6.95/4.52
=1.54

* 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.


Africa Prudential  (NSA:AFRIPRUD) 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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Africa Prudential (NSA:AFRIPRUD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
220B, Ikorodu Road, Palmgrove, Lagos, NGA
Africa Prudential PLC is an investor service and business solutions, provider. The company's competency in digital technology covers advanced Agile and other Software Development life Circle (SDLC) Methodologies, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Design thinking/product Development Labs, Blockchain technology, among others. The Company deploys Software as a Service ( SaaS) which are scalable for various sizes of organizations.

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