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 (2024-05-11), MTS Systems's share price is $58.49. MTS Systems's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was $11.98. Hence, MTS Systems's PB Ratio of today is 4.88.
Good Sign:
MTS Systems Corp stock PB Ratio (=5.04) is close to 1-year low of 4.81
Warning Sign:
MTS Systems Corp stock PB Ratio (=5.04) is close to 10-year high of 5.04
The historical rank and industry rank for MTS Systems's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
MTSC'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56 Med: 2.84 Max: 5.04
Current: 5.04
During the past 13 years, MTS Systems's highest PB Ratio was 5.04. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 2.84.
MTSC's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.88
vs MTSC: 5.04
During the past 12 months, MTS Systems's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -57.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -21.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of MTS Systems was 20.30% per year. The lowest was -21.60% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
MTS Systems PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for MTS Systems'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.
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, MTS Systems'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.
MTS Systems's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, MTS Systems's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MTS Systems's PB Ratio falls into.
MTS Systems 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.
MTS Systems'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.
MTS Systems PB Ratio Related Terms
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MTS Systems Corp is a supplier of test systems and position sensors. Its operations are organized and managed in two business segments; the Test and Simulation segment and the Sensors segment. Test and Simulation segment (Test) provides testing solutions including hardware, software, and services which are used by customers in product development to characterize the product's mechanical properties. Sensors segment (Sensors) is an in sensing technologies and solutions used by design engineers and predictive maintenance professionals, serving customers with a focus on total customer satisfaction, and offering regional support to provide and reliable sensing solutions.
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