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Unilever NV (Unilever NV) PB Ratio : 9.19 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Unilever NV 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), Unilever NV's share price is $61.89. Unilever NV's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $6.74. Hence, Unilever NV's PB Ratio of today is 9.19.

The historical rank and industry rank for Unilever NV's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

UNLNF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.99   Med: 11.28   Max: 11.42
Current: 8.99

During the past 13 years, Unilever NV's highest PB Ratio was 11.42. The lowest was 8.99. And the median was 11.28.

UNLNF's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 1.49 vs UNLNF: 8.99

During the past 12 months, Unilever NV's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Unilever NV was 45.10% per year. The lowest was -16.30% per year. And the median was 5.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Unilever NV PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unilever NV'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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Unilever NV PB Ratio Chart

Unilever NV Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.31 6.64 9.69 10.85 -

Unilever NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20
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 10.91 10.85 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Unilever NV's PB Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Unilever NV'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.


Unilever NV's PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Unilever NV's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Unilever NV's PB Ratio falls into.



Unilever NV 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.

Unilever NV's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2020)
=61.89/6.737
=9.19

* 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.


Unilever NV  (OTCPK:UNLNF) 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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Unilever NV (Unilever NV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Weena 455, Rotterdam, NLD, 3000
Netherlands-based Unilever NV and U.K.-based Unilever PLC operate Unilever Group, a diversified household and personal product (60% of 2018 sales by value) and packaged-food and refreshments (40%) company. The firm's brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Lipton teas, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemme hair-care brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years, and high-profile purchases include the mail-order men's grooming business Dollar Shave Club.