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Alimentation Couche-Tard (Alimentation Couche-Tard) PB Ratio : 4.11 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Alimentation Couche-Tard 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 (2024-04-27), Alimentation Couche-Tard's share price is $56.90. Alimentation Couche-Tard's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $13.83. Hence, Alimentation Couche-Tard's PB Ratio of today is 4.11.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alimentation Couche-Tard's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ANCTF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.72   Med: 3.86   Max: 6.96
Current: 4.19

During the past 13 years, Alimentation Couche-Tard's highest PB Ratio was 6.96. The lowest was 2.72. And the median was 3.86.

ANCTF's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.36% of 1062 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.485 vs ANCTF: 4.19

During the past 12 months, Alimentation Couche-Tard's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 20.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Alimentation Couche-Tard was 45.30% per year. The lowest was 10.80% per year. And the median was 22.05% per year.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alimentation Couche-Tard'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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Alimentation Couche-Tard PB Ratio Chart

Alimentation Couche-Tard Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.72 3.19 3.03 3.71 3.90

Alimentation Couche-Tard Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 3.72 3.90 3.72 4.02 4.27

Competitive Comparison of Alimentation Couche-Tard's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Alimentation Couche-Tard'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.


Alimentation Couche-Tard's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Alimentation Couche-Tard's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alimentation Couche-Tard's PB Ratio falls into.



Alimentation Couche-Tard 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.

Alimentation Couche-Tard's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jan. 2024)
=56.90/13.828
=4.11

* 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.


Alimentation Couche-Tard  (OTCPK:ANCTF) 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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Alimentation Couche-Tard (Alimentation Couche-Tard) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4204 Boulevard Industriel, Laval, QC, CAN, H7L 0E3
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltics, and Russia. The company primarily generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services, road transportation fuel, stationary energy, marine fuel, and chemicals. In addition, the company operates more stores under the Circle K banner in other countries such as China, Egypt, and Malaysia. Its operation is geographically divided into U.S., Europe, and Canada. Revenue from external customers fall mainly into three categories: merchandise and services, road transportation fuel, and other.