Universal Security Instruments (Universal Security Instruments) PB Ratio : 0.69 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Universal Security Instruments 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 (2024-04-26), Universal Security Instruments's share price is $1.62. Universal Security Instruments's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.35. Hence, Universal Security Instruments's PB Ratio of today is 0.69.

The historical rank and industry rank for Universal Security Instruments's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

UUU' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1 Med: 0.55 Max: 4.72
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, Universal Security Instruments's highest PB Ratio was 4.72. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.55.

UUU's PB Ratio is ranked better than
83.71% of 1025 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.76 vs UUU: 0.69

During the past 12 months, Universal Security Instruments's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Universal Security Instruments was 41.80% per year. The lowest was -32.50% per year. And the median was -1.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Universal Security Instruments PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Security Instruments's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Universal Security Instruments PB Ratio Chart

Universal Security Instruments Annual Data

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PB Ratio

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0.29

0.20

3.31

2.12

1.00

Universal Security Instruments Quarterly Data
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PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.93	1.00	0.99	1.04	0.71

Competitive Comparison of Universal Security Instruments's PB Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Universal Security Instruments'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.

Universal Security Instruments's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Universal Security Instruments's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Security Instruments's PB Ratio falls into.

Universal Security Instruments 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.

Universal Security Instruments's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	1.62	/	2.352
	=	0.69

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.

Universal Security Instruments (AMEX:UUU) 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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Universal Security Instruments (Universal Security Instruments) Business Description

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Address

11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, MD, USA, 21117

Website

https://www.universalsecurity.com

Universal Security Instruments Inc is a U.S based manufacturer and distributor of safety and security devices in the Peoples Republic of China . The company markets a line of residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms under the trade names UNIVERSAL and USI Electric. It also markets products to the electrical distribution trade such as electrical and lighting distributors as well as manufactured housing companies. Its product portfolio consists of smoke and fire alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, multi-gas alarms, universal smoke sensing technology, and plug-in alarms.

Executives

Bitnile Holdings, Inc.	10 percent owner	11411 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PARKWAY, SUITE 240, LAS VEGAS NV 89141
North Star Investment Management Corp.	other: SEE NOTE 2 BELOW	20 N. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE # 1416, CHICAGO IL 60606
North Star Micro Cap Fund	10 percent owner	80 ARKAY DRIVE, SUITE 110, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Ira Bormel	director	11407 CRONHILL DRIVE, SUITE A, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Harvey B Grossblatt	director, officer: President, CEO	7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Ronald A Seff	director	7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Howard B Silverman	director	7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Cary Luskin	director	7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Michael L Kovens	10 percent owner	6 REGENCY CT, BALTIMORE MD 21208
James Ballard Huff	officer: Chief Financial Officer	7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Ronald S Lazarus	10 percent owner	7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Stephen C Knepper	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO	7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117