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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) PB Ratio

: 1.25 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-18), Portland General Electric Co's share price is $40.98. Portland General Electric Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $32.81. Hence, Portland General Electric Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.25.

Good Sign:

Portland General Electric Co stock PB Ratio (=1.24) is close to 10-year low of 1.15

The historical rank and industry rank for Portland General Electric Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

POR' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.15   Med: 1.56   Max: 2.15
Current: 1.25

During the past 13 years, Portland General Electric Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.15. The lowest was 1.15. And the median was 1.56.

POR's PB Ratio is ranked better than
55.38% of 511 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.36 vs POR: 1.25

During the past 12 months, Portland General Electric Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Portland General Electric Co was 6.50% per year. The lowest was -5.50% per year. And the median was 2.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Portland General Electric Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Portland General Electric Co'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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Portland General Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.92 1.47 1.75 1.57 1.32

Portland General Electric Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.57 1.52 1.45 1.24 1.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Portland General Electric Co'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.


Portland General Electric Co PB Ratio Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Portland General Electric Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Portland General Electric Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Portland General Electric Co 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.

Portland General Electric Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=40.98/32.809
=1.25

* 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.


Portland General Electric Co  (NYSE:POR) 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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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
121 South West Salmon Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97204
Portland General Electric is a regulated electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution services to 926,000 customers across a service territory that includes about half of all Oregon residents and two thirds of the state's business activity. The company owns (wholly or through joint ventures) 3.3 gigawatts of gas, coal, wind, and hydro generation.
Executives
Anne Frances Mersereau officer: Vice President 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Marie Oh Huber director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Michael A Lewis director 77 BEALE ST, P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Michael Millegan director C/O WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC., 25 EASTMANS RD., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kathryn Jean Jackson director 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Patricia Salas Pineda director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Dawn L Farrell director C/O THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19898
James P Torgerson director C/O UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 157 CHURCH STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
Trpik Joseph R Jr officer: SVP, Finance CFO 10 S DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
John Teeruk Kochavatr officer: Vice President, CIO 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Benjamin Felton officer: EVP, COO 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Brett Michael Sims officer: Vice President 121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
Larry Neal Bekkedahl officer: Sr. Vice President 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Maria Angelica Espinosa officer: V. P., General Counsel 121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
James A Ajello officer: Sr. VP, CFO, Treasurer C/O HEI, P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808