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MVC Capital (MVC Capital) PB Ratio : 0.90 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is MVC Capital PB Ratio?

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), MVC Capital's share price is $9.12. MVC Capital's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2020 was $10.18. Hence, MVC Capital's PB Ratio of today is 0.90.

Warning Sign:

MVC Capital Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.9) is close to 10-year high of 0.9

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

MVC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 0.71   Max: 0.9
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, MVC Capital's highest PB Ratio was 0.90. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.71.

MVC's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.95 vs MVC: 0.90

During the past 12 months, MVC Capital's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -20.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of MVC Capital was 35.60% per year. The lowest was -26.60% per year. And the median was -2.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


MVC Capital PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for MVC Capital'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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MVC Capital PB Ratio Chart

MVC Capital Annual Data
Trend Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.70 0.81 0.73 0.68

MVC Capital Quarterly Data
Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.74 0.68 0.74 0.64 0.63

Competitive Comparison of MVC Capital's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, MVC Capital'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.


MVC Capital's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, MVC Capital's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



MVC Capital 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.

MVC Capital's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jul. 2020)
=9.12/10.181
=0.90

* 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.


MVC Capital  (NYSE:MVC) 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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MVC Capital (MVC Capital) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
287 Bowman Avenue, 2nd Floor, Purchase, NY, USA, 10577
MVC Capital, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. It provides equity and debt investment capital to fund growth, acquisitions, and recapitalizations of small and middle-market companies in a variety of industries located in the United States. The company's investment objective is to seek to maximize total return from capital appreciation and/or income. Its operating segment includes MVC Cayman and MVC Turf. The company generates maximum revenue from the MVC Cayman segment. It has investments in various sectors, including energy, specialty chemicals, automotive dealerships, electrical engineering, medical devices, industrial manufacturing, financial services, and information technology.
Executives
Ron Jonathan Avni director 4015 SPEEDWAY APT. 9 AUSTIN TX 78751
John D. Chapman director 1O LIBERTY STREET,#45A NEW YORK NY 1OOO5
Arthur D Lipson director C/O WESTERN INVESTMENT LLC, POB 71869, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84171
Gerald Hellerman director 5431 NW 21ST AVE., BOCA RATON FL 33496
Michael T Tokarz director, officer: Chairman 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Phillip Goldstein director 60 HERITAGE DRIVE, PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570
Douglas Kass director C/O EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC., ONE PARKER PLAZA, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Scott D Krase director 287 BOWMAN AVENUE 2ND FLOOR PURCHASE NY 10577
Warren Holtsberg director 287 BOWMAN AVENUE 2ND FLOOR PURCHASE NY 10577
Emilia Dominianni director C/O MEVC DRAPER FRISHER SURVETSON FUND 3000 SANDHILL ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert C Knapp director C/O IRONSIDES PARTNERS LLC, 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2705, BOSTON MA 02110
Kevin M. Byrne officer: Chief Compliance Officer 287 BOWMAN AVENUE PURCHASE NY 10577-2568
Bruce W Shewmaker officer: Managing Director 12 BRIAR WOOD DRIVE, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Scott Schuenke officer: CFO and CCO 10801 MASTIN BLVD, OLVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Peter Faust Seidenberg officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MVC CAPITAL INC. 287 BOWMAN AVENUE 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10577