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 (2024-05-05), Proofpoint's share price is $175.90. Proofpoint's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was $4.93. Hence, Proofpoint's PB Ratio of today is 35.69.
The historical rank and industry rank for Proofpoint's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PFPT'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.59 Med: 20.23 Max: 130.41
Current: 35.69
During the past 12 years, Proofpoint's highest PB Ratio was 130.41. The lowest was 8.59. And the median was 20.23.
PFPT's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.67
vs PFPT: 35.69
During the past 12 months, Proofpoint's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -50.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 49.30% per year.
During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Proofpoint was 115.40% per year. The lowest was -21.20% per year. And the median was 42.70% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Proofpoint PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Proofpoint'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 Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Proofpoint'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.
Proofpoint's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Proofpoint's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Proofpoint's PB Ratio falls into.
Proofpoint 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.
Proofpoint'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.
Proofpoint PB Ratio Related Terms
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Proofpoint Inc. is a provider of cloud-based security solutions to large- and mid-sized organizations in a wide range of industries. The firm's solutions are delivered through its security-as-a-service platform, which hosts an integrated set of on-demand data protection applications. These solutions include threat protection, incident response, regulatory compliance, archiving, governance, and secure communication capabilities. The company derives revenue from subscription fees and hardware, training, and professional services fees. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States.
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