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Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (Blackrock Health Sciences Trust) PB Ratio

: 0.92 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-18), Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's share price is $38.87. Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $42.18. Hence, Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's PB Ratio of today is 0.92.

The historical rank and industry rank for Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BME' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 1.02   Max: 1.22
Current: 0.92

During the past 7 years, Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's highest PB Ratio was 1.22. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 1.02.

BME's PB Ratio is ranked better than
51.5% of 1695 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs BME: 0.92

During the past 12 months, Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Blackrock Health Sciences Trust was 10.20% per year. The lowest was -2.60% per year. And the median was 5.15% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Blackrock Health Sciences Trust PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Health Sciences Trust'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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Blackrock Health Sciences Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.03 1.04 1.01 1.01 0.96

Blackrock Health Sciences Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.01 1.18 1.01 0.95 0.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Health Sciences Trust'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.


Blackrock Health Sciences Trust PB Ratio Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's PB Ratio falls into.



Blackrock Health Sciences Trust 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.

Blackrock Health Sciences Trust's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=38.87/42.178
=0.92

* 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.


Blackrock Health Sciences Trust  (NYSE:BME) 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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Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (Blackrock Health Sciences Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Health Sciences Trust has an investment objective to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies engaged in the health sciences and related industries and equity derivatives.
Executives
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Xiang Liu other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Jeffrey Gene Lee other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Kyle Mcclements other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Christopher Accettella other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
H Erin Xie other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Cynthia Egan director 7117 BELLONA AVENUE, BALTIMORE MD 21212
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Catherine A. Lynch director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Jonathan Diorio officer: Vice President 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055