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 (2024-04-26), Tri-Continental's share price is $29.46. Tri-Continental's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $32.66. Hence, Tri-Continental's PB Ratio of today is 0.90.
Good Sign:
Tri-Continental Corp stock PB Ratio (=0.91) is close to 1-year low of 0.87
The historical rank and industry rank for Tri-Continental's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
TY'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6 Med: 0.92 Max: 1.08
Current: 0.9
During the past 8 years, Tri-Continental's highest PB Ratio was 1.08. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 0.92.
TY's PB Ratio is ranked better than 56% of 1693
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93
vs TY: 0.90
During the past 12 months, Tri-Continental's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year.
During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Tri-Continental was 11.40% per year. The lowest was -2.10% per year. And the median was 3.60% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Tri-Continental PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Tri-Continental'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.
Competitive Comparison of Tri-Continental's PB Ratio
For the Asset Management subindustry, Tri-Continental'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.
Tri-Continental's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Tri-Continental's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tri-Continental's PB Ratio falls into.
Tri-Continental 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.
Tri-Continental'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.
Tri-Continental PB Ratio Related Terms
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Tri-Continental (Tri-Continental) Business Description
Tri-Continental Corp is a United States-based closed-end management investment company. It invests to produce future growth of both capital and income while providing reasonable current income. The fund is divided into two equal segments namely, the equity segment uses quantitative models to select individual stocks whereas the Flexible capital income segment invests across a company's investable capital structure, including stocks, bonds, and convertible securities. The Fund invests in a range of sectors, which include consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, industrials, materials, real estate, telecommunication services, utilities, aerospace and defense, banking, chemicals, and others.
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