GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Business Services » RPX Corp (NAS:RPXC) » Definitions » PB Ratio

RPX (RPXC) PB Ratio : 1.18 (As of May. 04, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2011. Start your Free Trial

What is RPX 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 (2024-05-04), RPX's share price is $10.48. RPX's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $8.88. Hence, RPX's PB Ratio of today is 1.18.

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

RPXC's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.77
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


RPX PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for RPX'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.

* Premium members only.

RPX PB Ratio Chart

RPX Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 2.10 1.54 1.14 1.11 1.63

RPX Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
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 1.22 1.39 1.30 1.63 1.20

Competitive Comparison of RPX's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, RPX'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.


RPX's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, RPX's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



RPX 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2018)
=10.48/8.876
=1.18

* 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.


RPX  (NAS:RPXC) 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.


RPX PB Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of RPX's PB Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


RPX (RPXC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
RPX Corp is a U.S.-based company that offers patent aggregation solutions. The company acquires patents and licenses to patents that are already or can possibly be asserted against the company's existing and potential clients, and after that, the company licenses these patents to clients, in a bid to help clients reduce patent litigation risks, obtain cost-effective licenses, and control patent-risk management costs. The firm's revenue primarily stems from the subscription fees paid by clients under agreement, the premiums earned from insurance policies, and management fees. The company generates most of its revenue from the United States, Japan, and Korea.
Executives
Shelby W Bonnie director C/O CNET, 150 CHESTNUT ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Frank E Dangeard director THOMSON, 46 QUAI LE GALLO, BOULOGNE I0 92648
Sanford Robertson director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Magdalena Yesil director 2306 MAR EAST STREET, TIBURON CA 94920
Andrew Africk director
Gilbert Samuel Palter director 37 MISTY CRESCENT TORONTO A6 MSB IT2
Thomas O Ryder director C/O READERS DIGEST ASSOCITATION INC, READERS DIGEST RD., PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570
Geoffrey T Barker director, officer: Executive Director 1 MARKET PLAZA, STEUART TOWER, SUITE 800, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Ned D. Segal officer: Chief Financial Officer, SVP 1 MARKET PLAZA, STEUART TOWER, SUITE 800, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Izhar Armony director ONE BROADWAY 15TH FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Charles River Partnership Xiii, Lp 10 percent owner ONE BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Charles River Xiii Gp, Lp 10 percent owner ONE BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Charles River Friends Xiii-a Lp 10 percent owner ONE BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Charles River Xiii Gp, Llc 10 percent owner ONE BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Kpcb Xiii Associates, Llc 10 percent owner 2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025