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Cenovus Energy (Cenovus Energy) PB Ratio

: 1.86 (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), Cenovus Energy's share price is $20.85. Cenovus Energy's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.22. Hence, Cenovus Energy's PB Ratio of today is 1.86.

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

CVE' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 1.31   Max: 2.58
Current: 1.91

During the past 13 years, Cenovus Energy's highest PB Ratio was 2.58. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 1.31.

CVE's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
69.32% of 991 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs CVE: 1.91

During the past 12 months, Cenovus Energy's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Cenovus Energy was 6.50% per year. The lowest was -6.70% per year. And the median was 0.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Cenovus Energy PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cenovus Energy'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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Cenovus Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.86 0.57 1.36 1.86 1.48

Cenovus Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.86 1.66 1.60 1.88 1.48

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Cenovus Energy'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.


Cenovus Energy PB Ratio Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cenovus Energy's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cenovus Energy's PB Ratio falls into.



Cenovus Energy 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.

Cenovus Energy's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=20.85/11.221
=1.86

* 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.


Cenovus Energy  (NYSE:CVE) 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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Cenovus Energy (Cenovus Energy) Business Description

Address
225 - 6 Avenue SW, Suite 4100, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1N2
Cenovus Energy is an integrated oil company, focused on creating value through the development of its oil sands assets. The company also engages in production of conventional crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in Alberta, Canada, with refining operations in the U.S. Net upstream production averaged 786 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022. The company had upstream projects across Western Canada; crude oil production and natural gas and NGLs production offshore China and Indonesia. The downstream operations include upgrading and refining operations in Canada and the U.S., and commercial fuel operations across Canada.

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