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Anglogold Ashanti (Anglogold Ashanti) PB Ratio

: 2.46 (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 (2024-04-18), Anglogold Ashanti's share price is $23.71. Anglogold Ashanti's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $9.65. Hence, Anglogold Ashanti's PB Ratio of today is 2.46.

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

AU' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.85   Max: 5.45
Current: 2.46

During the past 13 years, Anglogold Ashanti's highest PB Ratio was 5.45. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.85.

AU's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
70.18% of 2391 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs AU: 2.46

During the past 12 months, Anglogold Ashanti's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Anglogold Ashanti was 41.00% per year. The lowest was -41.70% per year. And the median was 1.40% per year.

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Anglogold Ashanti PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Anglogold Ashanti'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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Anglogold Ashanti Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.87 3.51 2.51 2.17 2.02

Anglogold Ashanti Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 2.11 2.17 1.65 2.02 2.59

Competitive Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Anglogold Ashanti'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.


Anglogold Ashanti PB Ratio Distribution

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Anglogold Ashanti's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Anglogold Ashanti's PB Ratio falls into.



Anglogold Ashanti 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.

Anglogold Ashanti's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2023)
=23.71/9.647
=2.46

* 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.


Anglogold Ashanti  (NYSE:AU) 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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Anglogold Ashanti (Anglogold Ashanti) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
112 Oxford Road, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
Anglogold Ashanti PLC is one of the gold miners. The company also produces silver and sulphuric acid as by-products. Its operating divisions are Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from Africa which includes Ghana, Guinea, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.

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