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William Lyon Homes (William Lyon Homes) PB Ratio : 1.03 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is William Lyon Homes 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 (2024-04-26), William Lyon Homes's share price is $24.37. William Lyon Homes's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $23.67. Hence, William Lyon Homes's PB Ratio of today is 1.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for William Lyon Homes's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WLH's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry.
Industry Median: 1.14
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

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William Lyon Homes PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for William Lyon Homes'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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William Lyon Homes PB Ratio Chart

William Lyon Homes Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.11 0.82 0.87 1.41 0.46

William Lyon Homes Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 0.72 0.46 0.67 0.78 0.86

Competitive Comparison of William Lyon Homes's PB Ratio

For the Residential Construction subindustry, William Lyon Homes'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.


William Lyon Homes's PB Ratio Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, William Lyon Homes's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where William Lyon Homes's PB Ratio falls into.



William Lyon Homes 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.

William Lyon Homes's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2019)
=24.37/23.674
=1.03

* 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.


William Lyon Homes  (NYSE:WLH) 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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William Lyon Homes (William Lyon Homes) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
4695 MacArthur Court, 8th Floor, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 92660
William Lyon Homes is engaged in the design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family detached and attached homes. Its reporting segments are California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon. The company generates a majority of its revenue from California.
Executives
Douglas K Ammerman director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
William H Lyon director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman C/O TAYLOR MORRISON HOME CORP., 4900 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 2000, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Matthew R Zaist director, officer: President & CEO C/O WILLIAM LYON HOMES, 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, 8TH FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Gary H Hunt director C/O WILLIAM LYON HOMES, 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, 8TH FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Bay Resource Partners Lp 10 percent owner 2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 550 SOUTH, ATLANTA GA 30339
Thomas E Claugus 10 percent owner GMT CAPITAL CORP, 2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 550 SOUTH, ATLANTA GA 30339
Gmt Capital Corp 10 percent owner GMT CAPITAL CORP, 2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 550 SOUTH, ATLANTA GA 30339
Bay Ii Resource Partners Lp 10 percent owner 2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 550 SOUTH, ATLANTA GA 30339
Bay Resource Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 550 SOUTH, ATLANTA GA 30339
William Lyon director, officer: Executive Chairman C/O WILLIAM LYON HOMES INC, 4490 VON KARMAN AVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Lcg Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Capital Group, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Capital Partners, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Wavefront, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Capital Partners Offshore Ltd 10 percent owner C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LTD., PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104

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