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Westfield (Westfield) PB Ratio : 1.33 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Westfield 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), Westfield's share price is $13.54. Westfield's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $10.19. Hence, Westfield's PB Ratio of today is 1.33.

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

WFGPY's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 0.83
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

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Westfield PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westfield'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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Westfield PB Ratio Chart

Westfield Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.38 1.95 1.56 1.45 1.47

Westfield Semi-Annual Data
Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17
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 1.56 1.83 1.45 1.30 1.47

Competitive Comparison of Westfield's PB Ratio

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Westfield'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.


Westfield's PB Ratio Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Westfield's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Westfield 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.

Westfield's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2017)
=13.54/10.193
=1.33

* 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.


Westfield  (OTCPK:WFGPY) 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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Westfield (Westfield) Business Description

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Westfield is one of the largest global retail REITs, with interests in 35 malls with a gross value of USD 21.4 billion and external assets under management of USD 13 billion. Westfield's passive investments generate about 80% of group EBIT, with the balance derived from management fees and development income. It differs from peers by developing malls in signature locations, and aims to make each of its assets into a destination centre, with comprehensive entertainment facilities and premium retailers.

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