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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd) PB Ratio : 0.91 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd 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 (2024-04-29), Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's share price is $7.00. Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.66. Hence, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PB Ratio of today is 0.91.

Good Sign:

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.91) is close to 1-year low of 0.82

The historical rank and industry rank for Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MSD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 0.86   Max: 1
Current: 0.91

During the past 7 years, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's highest PB Ratio was 1.00. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 0.86.

MSD's PB Ratio is ranked better than
57.01% of 1691 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs MSD: 0.91

During the past 12 months, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.30% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd was 0.60% per year. The lowest was -10.50% per year. And the median was -5.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd'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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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd PB Ratio Chart

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.92 0.88 0.91 0.86 0.91

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.91 0.88 0.86 0.85 0.91

Competitive Comparison of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd'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.


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PB Ratio falls into.



Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd 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.

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=7.00/7.657
=0.91

* 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.


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd  (NYSE:MSD) 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.


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd PB Ratio Related Terms

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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to produce high current income and as a secondary objective to seek capital appreciation, through investments mainly in debt securities of government and government-related issuers located in emerging countries, of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers and debt securities of corporate issuers in or organized under the laws of emerging countries.
Executives
Michael J Key officer: Vice President 1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kyle Lee officer: Portfolio Manager 1633 BROADWAY, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Federico C Sequeda officer: Portfolio Manager TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Ali Akbar Causer officer: Portfolio Manager TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Eddie Arthur Grier other: Advisory Board Member 11700 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 500, RESTON VA 20190
Frances Cashman other: Advisory Board Member MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 1633 BROADWAY 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Deidre Downes officer: Chief Compliance Officer 1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Patricia A Maleski director C/O J P MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC, 522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy J Knierim officer: CCO 100 MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Sahil Tandon officer: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Nancy Everett director 1812 PARK AVE, RICHMOND VA 23220
Nystedt Bo Jens Andreas other: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Warren John Mar other: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Joseph C Benedetti officer: Vice President C/O INVESCO, 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281

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