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Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd (Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd) PB Ratio : 0.87 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd 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 (2024-04-27), Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's share price is $7.66. Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $8.85. Hence, Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's PB Ratio of today is 0.87.

Good Sign:

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.86) is close to 1-year low of 0.78

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SBI' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 0.92   Max: 1.03
Current: 0.87

During the past 13 years, Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's highest PB Ratio was 1.03. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 0.92.

SBI's PB Ratio is ranked better than
63.97% of 1693 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs SBI: 0.87

During the past 12 months, Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd was 2.20% per year. The lowest was -4.80% per year. And the median was 0.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd'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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Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd PB Ratio Chart

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.90 0.89 0.94 0.87 0.85

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 0.94 0.89 0.87 0.85 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd'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.


Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's PB Ratio falls into.



Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd 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.

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Nov. 2023)
=7.66/8.852
=0.87

* 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.


Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd  (NYSE:SBI) 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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Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd (Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fd Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund's objective is to provide a high level of current income exempt from Federal income taxes.
Executives
Oliveira Marc De officer: Secretary/Chief Legal Officer C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Bank Of America Na 10 percent owner, other: Former 10% Owner 100 N. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Hoffmann Courtney A. other: Secretary/GC Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Andrew J. Bowden other: COO/Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Laura F Fergerson other: Manager/Investment Manager 3310 QUALITY DRIVE, 2ND FLOOR, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Brian Eakes other: Manager/Investment Manager 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
George P. Hoyt officer: Secretary and Ch Lgl Officer C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Matthew Nicholls other: Director of Sub-Adviser ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jennifer M Johnson other: Director of Sub-Adviser C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403-1906
Jed A. Plafker other: Director of Sub-Adviser ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Fred Steven Jensen officer: Chief Compliance Officer LEGG MASON, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Robert D Agdern director C/O LEGG MASON, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Christopher Berarducci officer: Treas/Principal Finan Officer LEGG MASON, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
Eileen A Kamerick director 200 NORTH ADAMS STREET, GREEN BAY WI 54301
Nisha Kumar director 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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