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Ascent Solar Technologies (Ascent Solar Technologies) PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Ascent Solar Technologies 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 (2024-04-25), Ascent Solar Technologies's share price is $0.097. Ascent Solar Technologies's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.43. Hence, Ascent Solar Technologies's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for Ascent Solar Technologies's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, Ascent Solar Technologies's highest PB Ratio was 122.38. The lowest was 2.97. And the median was 62.65.

ASTI's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 2.36
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 12 months, Ascent Solar Technologies's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -101.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 92.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Ascent Solar Technologies was 92.70% per year. The lowest was 92.70% per year. And the median was 92.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Ascent Solar Technologies PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ascent Solar Technologies'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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Ascent Solar Technologies PB Ratio Chart

Ascent Solar Technologies Annual Data
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Ascent Solar Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Ascent Solar Technologies's PB Ratio

For the Solar subindustry, Ascent Solar Technologies'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.


Ascent Solar Technologies's PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Ascent Solar Technologies's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascent Solar Technologies's PB Ratio falls into.



Ascent Solar Technologies 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.

Ascent Solar Technologies's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.097/-0.426
=

* 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.


Ascent Solar Technologies  (NAS:ASTI) 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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Ascent Solar Technologies (Ascent Solar Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12300 Grant Street, Thornton, CO, USA, 80241
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of photovoltaic products (PV) solar modules that are flexible, durable, and possess attractive power-to-weight and power-to-area performance. The company is integrating its PV products into scalable and high-value markets such as agrivoltaics, aerospace, satellites, near-earth orbiting vehicles, and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Ascent is also working to expand its portable solar chargers, such as the XD-12. The company markets and sells its products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and e-commerce companies.
Executives
Reynolds T. Forrest director C/O ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 12300 GRANT STREET, THORNTON CO 80241
Peterson David Theodore Jr director 15332 ANTIOCH STREET, #434, PACIFIC PALISADES CA 90272
Paul P. Warley officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 12300 GRANT STREET, THORNTON CO 80241
Louis C. Berezovsky director C/O ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 12300 GRANT STREET, THORNTON CO 80241
Gregory C Thompson director 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD N.E., STE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Jin H. Jo officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 12300 GRANT STREET, THORNTON CO 80241
Bobby Gulati officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 12300 GRANT STREET, THORNTON CO 80241
Arion Agrophotovoltaic Private Ltd 10 percent owner 45, NORTH CANAL ROAD, #01-01 LEW BUILDING, . U0 059301
Bd1 Investment Holding, Llc 10 percent owner 1675 SOUTH STATE STREET, SUITE B, DOVER DE 19901
Lucro Investments Vcc - Esg Opportunities Fund 10 percent owner 10 ANSON ROAD, #16-06 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, SINGAPORE U0 079903
Jeffrey Max officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 12300 GRANT STREET, THORNTON CO 80241
Michael J. French director C/O ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 12300 GRANT STREET, THORNTON CO 80241
Felix T. Mantke director C/O ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 12300 GRANT STREET, THORNTON CO 80241
Ag Tubesolar 10 percent owner BERLINER ALLEE 65, AUGSBURG 2M 86153
Johannes Kuhn 10 percent owner 1675 SOUTH STATE STREET, SUITE B, DOVER DE 19901