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 (2024-04-24), Oil-Dri of America's share price is $69.43. Oil-Dri of America's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $26.91. Hence, Oil-Dri of America's PB Ratio of today is 2.58.
Warning Sign:
Oil-Dri Corp of America stock PB Ratio (=2.62) is close to 10-year high of 2.9
The historical rank and industry rank for Oil-Dri of America's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ODC'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.07 Med: 2.02 Max: 2.9
Current: 2.58
During the past 13 years, Oil-Dri of America's highest PB Ratio was 2.90. The lowest was 1.07. And the median was 2.02.
ODC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 71.82% of 1533
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.56
vs ODC: 2.58
During the past 12 months, Oil-Dri of America's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 22.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Oil-Dri of America was 27.60% per year. The lowest was -4.90% per year. And the median was 5.30% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Oil-Dri of America PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Oil-Dri of America'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 Oil-Dri of America's PB Ratio
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Oil-Dri of America'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.
Oil-Dri of America's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Oil-Dri of America's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Oil-Dri of America's PB Ratio falls into.
Oil-Dri of America 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.
Oil-Dri of America'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.
Oil-Dri of America (NYSE:ODC) PB Ratio Explanation
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.
Oil-Dri of America PB Ratio Related Terms
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Oil-Dri of America (Oil-Dri of America) Business Description
Oil-Dri Corp of America develops, manufactures, and markets sorbent products made predominantly from clay. Its absorbent offerings, which draw liquid up, include cat litter, floor products, toxin control substances for livestock, and agricultural chemical carriers. The company has two segments based on the different characteristics of two primary customer groups namely Retail and Wholesale Products Group and Business to Business Products Group. The company's products are sold under various brands such as Cat's Pride, Jonny Cat, Amlan, Agsorb, Verge, Pure-Flo, and Ultra-Clear.
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