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Delaware Investments Natl Muniome (Delaware Investments Natl Muniome) PB Ratio

: 0.96 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-19), Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's share price is $9.90. Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $10.26. Hence, Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's PB Ratio of today is 0.96.

Warning Sign:

Delaware Investments Natl Muni Income stock PB Ratio (=0.96) is close to 10-year high of 1

The historical rank and industry rank for Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

VFL' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 0.9   Max: 1
Current: 0.96

During the past 13 years, Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's highest PB Ratio was 1.00. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 0.90.

VFL's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
55.61% of 1692 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs VFL: 0.96

During the past 12 months, Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.30% 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 -3.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Delaware Investments Natl Muniome was 2.20% per year. The lowest was -4.90% per year. And the median was -1.35% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Delaware Investments Natl Muniome PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Delaware Investments Natl Muniome'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.

* Premium members only.

Delaware Investments Natl Muniome Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.88 0.89 0.88 0.93 0.91

Delaware Investments Natl Muniome Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
PB Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.93 0.93 0.97 0.91 0.84

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Delaware Investments Natl Muniome'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.


Delaware Investments Natl Muniome PB Ratio Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's PB Ratio falls into.



Delaware Investments Natl Muniome 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.

Delaware Investments Natl Muniome's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
=9.90/10.263
=0.96

* 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.


Delaware Investments Natl Muniome  (AMEX:VFL) 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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Delaware Investments Natl Muniome (Delaware Investments Natl Muniome) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
Delaware Investments Natl Muni Income is a closed-end investment fund. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital. The company's product portfolio includes Mutual funds, Exchange-traded funds, Private markets, Delaware Funds by Macquarie Premier Models, Managed accounts, Closed-end funds, and Variable Insurance Products.
Executives
Bill Maher director 600 WEST BROADWAY, 30TH FL., SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Todd Reit director C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Stephen Bird director 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jonathan Mondillo officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Jaclyn Marie Matsick other: Director of Adviser C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katie Lynn Gebauer officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katherine A. Corey officer: Vice President 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Marika Tooze other: Director of Adviser C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James Joseph O'connor other: Director of Adviser C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Wonil Kim officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Robert W. Hepp officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Michael Marsico officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Brian Kordeck officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. other: Adviser 1900 MARKET ST., 2ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Nancy Yao Maasbach director 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103