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), Veritiv's share price is $169.99. Veritiv's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $69.18. Hence, Veritiv's PB Ratio of today is 2.46.
The historical rank and industry rank for Veritiv's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
VRTV'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22 Med: 1.2 Max: 4.01
Current: 2.46
During the past 12 years, Veritiv's highest PB Ratio was 4.01. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 1.20.
VRTV's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 1.03
vs VRTV: 2.46
During the past 12 months, Veritiv's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 36.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 18.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.50% per year.
During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Veritiv was 172.20% per year. The lowest was -28.80% per year. And the median was 2.30% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Veritiv PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Veritiv'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 Conglomerates subindustry, Veritiv'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.
Veritiv's PB Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Veritiv's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Veritiv's PB Ratio falls into.
Veritiv 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.
Veritiv'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.
Veritiv PB Ratio Related Terms
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Veritiv Corp provides printing, publishing, packaging, and facility solutions. The company also provides logistics and supply chain management services. It operates in four primary segments based on the product type. The Print segment, which generates the majority of the revenue, distributes commercial printing and specialty paper products. The Publishing segment sells coated and uncoated commercial printing papers to publishers and retailers for use in magazines, books, and direct mail. The Packaging segment sells a variety of paper-based packaging products within the fiber-based, flexible and rigid categories. The Facility Solutions segment sells cleaning, breakroom, bathroom, safety, and hazard supplies. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
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