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 (2024-04-23), LKQ's share price is $48.91. LKQ's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.08. Hence, LKQ's PB Ratio of today is 2.12.
Good Sign:
LKQ Corp stock PB Ratio (=2.12) is close to 3-year low of 1.96
The historical rank and industry rank for LKQ's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
LKQ'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1 Med: 2.67 Max: 4.51
Current: 2.12
During the past 13 years, LKQ's highest PB Ratio was 4.51. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 2.67.
LKQ's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 68.29% of 1252
companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.42
vs LKQ: 2.12
During the past 12 months, LKQ's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of LKQ was 36.70% per year. The lowest was 0.40% per year. And the median was 15.30% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
LKQ PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for LKQ'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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LKQ Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
PB Ratio
2.19
1.89
2.99
2.62
2.07
LKQ Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
PB Ratio
2.62
2.67
2.62
2.23
2.07
Competitive Comparison
For the Auto Parts subindustry, LKQ'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.
LKQ PB Ratio Distribution
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, LKQ's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LKQ's PB Ratio falls into.
LKQ 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.
LKQ's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
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.
LKQ PB Ratio Related Terms
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LKQ is a Global distributor of non-OEM automotive parts. Initially formed in 1998 as a consolidator of auto salvage operations in the United States, it has since greatly expanded its scope to include distribution of new mechanical and collision parts, specialty auto equipment, and remanufactured and recycled parts in both Europe and North America. It still maintains its auto salvage business and owns over 70 LKQ pick-your-part junkyards. Separate from the self-service business, LKQ purchases over 300,000 salvage automobiles annually that are used to extract parts for resale. Globally, the company maintains approximately 1,700 facilities.
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