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HP (HPQ) PB Ratio

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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 (2024-04-20), HP's share price is $27.81. HP's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-1.67. Hence, HP's PB Ratio of today is .

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

During the past 13 years, HP's highest PB Ratio was 1.27. The lowest was 0.63. And the median was 0.94.

HPQ's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.8
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -28.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of HP was 28.90% per year. The lowest was -55.70% per year. And the median was 9.05% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


HP PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for HP'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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HP Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, HP'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.


HP PB Ratio Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, HP's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



HP 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.

HP's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jan. 2024)
=27.81/-1.672
=

* 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.


HP  (NYSE:HPQ) 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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HP (HPQ) Business Description

Address
1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one third of sales coming from the U.S. It completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.
Executives
Enrique Lores officer: President, PSS 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Alex Cho officer: President, Personal Systems HP, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
David W Meline director 3M COMPANY, 3M OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, ST PAUL MN 55144-1000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Marie Myers officer: Global Controller, HFS & PAO 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Subra Suresh director HP, 1501 PAGE MILL RD BLDG 5, PALO ALTO CA 94036
David P. Mcquarrie officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O HP INC., 1501 PAGE MILL RD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Shumeet Banerji director C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Jonathan P Faust officer: Global Controller C/O HP INC, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Tuan Tran officer: Pres Imaging Prtng & Solutions 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Julie M Jacobs officer: Chief Legal Officer and GC 22000 AOL WAY, DULLES VA 20166
Kristen M Ludgate officer: Chief People Officer 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Richard L Clemmer director P O BOX 34552, LAS VEGAS NV 89129
Judith A Miscik director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265

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