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Telephone and Data Systems (Telephone and Data Systems) PB Ratio

: 0.42 (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 (2024-04-19), Telephone and Data Systems's share price is $15.37. Telephone and Data Systems's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $36.53. Hence, Telephone and Data Systems's PB Ratio of today is 0.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for Telephone and Data Systems's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TDS' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.66   Max: 0.92
Current: 0.42

During the past 13 years, Telephone and Data Systems's highest PB Ratio was 0.92. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.66.

TDS's PB Ratio is ranked better than
94.25% of 365 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs TDS: 0.42

During the past 12 months, Telephone and Data Systems's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Telephone and Data Systems was 35.50% per year. The lowest was -7.00% per year. And the median was 5.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Telephone and Data Systems PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telephone and Data 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.

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Telephone and Data Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.63 0.44 0.48 0.25 0.50

Telephone and Data Systems Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 0.25 0.20 0.44 0.50

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telephone and Data 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.


Telephone and Data Systems PB Ratio Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Telephone and Data Systems's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Telephone and Data Systems's PB Ratio falls into.



Telephone and Data 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.

Telephone and Data Systems's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=15.37/36.531
=0.42

* 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.


Telephone and Data Systems  (NYSE:TDS) 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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Telephone and Data Systems (Telephone and Data Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60602
Telephone and Data Systems Inc is a diversified telecommunications operator that provides mobile, telephone, and broadband services. The company's segments include UScellular and TDS Telecom. It generates maximum revenue from the UScellular segment.
Executives
Clarence A Davis director ONEIDA LTD., 163-181 KENWOOD AVENUE, ONEIDA NY 13421
Vicki L Villacrez officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Dirk S Woessner director 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Kurt B Thaus officer: Senior VP - CIO 30 N LASALLE STREET STE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Prudence E Carlson director 30 N LASALLE STREET SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Joseph R Hanley officer: VP Technology Planning Service 535 JUNCTION ROAD, MADISON WI 53717
Gary L Sugarman director C/O MACHTEN, INC., 1516 BARLOW STREET, SUITE D, TRAVERSE CITY MI 49686
Laurent C Therivel director, officer: President of a Subsidiary 8410 W. BRYN MAWR STREET, CHICAGO IL 60631
Mizuho Securities Usa Llc other: See Remarks 1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, FLOORS - 2,3,4,18,19, NEW YORK NY 10020
Wade Oosterman director C/O INGRAM MICRO INC., 1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Anita J Kroll officer: VP, Controller & CAO 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Scott H Williamson officer: Senior Vice President C/O TDS INC, 30 N. LASALLE ST #4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Mitchell H Saranow director C/O METZLER GROUP INC, 520 LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE 500, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Kenneth R Meyers director, officer: Executive Vice President & CFO
James W Butman officer: President & CEO of subsidiary 30 N. LASALLE STREET, STE. 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602