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Galectin Therapeutics (Galectin Therapeutics) PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Galectin Therapeutics 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 (2024-04-25), Galectin Therapeutics's share price is $3.50. Galectin Therapeutics's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.01. Hence, Galectin Therapeutics's PB Ratio of today is .

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

During the past 13 years, Galectin Therapeutics's highest PB Ratio was 293.31. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

GALT's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 2.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Galectin Therapeutics was 164.00% per year. The lowest was -429.80% per year. And the median was 22.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Galectin Therapeutics PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Galectin Therapeutics'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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Galectin Therapeutics PB Ratio Chart

Galectin Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
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Galectin Therapeutics Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Galectin Therapeutics's PB Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Galectin Therapeutics'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.


Galectin Therapeutics's PB Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Galectin Therapeutics's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Galectin Therapeutics's PB Ratio falls into.



Galectin Therapeutics 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.

Galectin Therapeutics's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3.50/-1.01
=

* 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.


Galectin Therapeutics  (NAS:GALT) 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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Galectin Therapeutics (Galectin Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
4960 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 240, Norcross, GA, USA, 30071
Galectin Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company focuses on drug research and development to create new therapies for fibrotic disease, cancer, and selected other diseases. Its lead galectin-3 inhibitor is belapectin (GR-MD-02), which has been demonstrated in preclinical models to reverse liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.
Executives
Kary Eldred director 2121 RINGWOOD AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Kevin D Freeman director 712 LAKEWAY DRIVE, KELLER TX 76248
Zordani Richard A. Jr. director 467 N. COUNTRY RIDGE CT., LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
10x Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 1099 FOREST LAKE TERRACE, NICEVILLE FL 32578
Elissa J. Schwartz director 235 SW CHURCH ST., PULLMAN WA 99163
Gilbert F Amelio director 5835 STRASBOURG COURT, ---, RENO NV 89511
Richard E Uihlein director, 10 percent owner 12575 ULINE DRIVE, PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI 53158
Pol F Boudes officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Joel Lewis director 12575 ULINE DRIVE, PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI 53158
Gilbert S Omenn director AMGEN INC., ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320-1799
Harold H. Shlevin director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4690 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, STE. 240, NORCROSS GA 30071
Jack W Callicutt officer: Chief Financial Officer 75 FIFTH STREET NW STE. 313, ATLANTA GA 30308
Marc Rubin director C/O TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 400 OYSTER POINT BLVD., STE 505, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
James C Czirr director 4908 SOUTH ASHTON COURT, SPOKANE WA 99223
Peter G Traber director, officer: President and CEO 430 THAMER LANE, HOUSTON TX 77025

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