Investor AB (Investor AB) GF Value Rank : 6 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)

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What is Investor AB GF Value Rank?

Investor AB has the GF Value Rank of 6.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Investor AB's GF Value Rank

For the Asset Management subindustry, Investor AB's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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.

Investor AB's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Investor AB's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Investor AB's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Investor AB (Investor AB) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

IVSXF:USA INVE B:Sweden INVE A:Sweden 1INVEB:Italy INVEBs:UK 0NC6:UK IVSD:Germany

Address

Arsenalsgatan 8C, Stockholm, SWE, SE-103 32

Website

https://www.investorab.com

Investor AB is an industrial holding company with a long-term, active investment portfolio strategy. The company focuses on investing in companies that emphasize innovation and product development. Investor AB's so-called "buy-to-build" strategy seeks not to divest holdings, but rather to develop them over time in order to close the gap between price and value. A majority of its equity investments are made in the country of Sweden and greater Scandinavia, where the company mostly operates. The company measures performance by changes in net asset value and seeks to outperform the Stockholm Stock Exchange's OMSX Index. In 2015, Investor AB also formed and currently operates Patricia Industries, a sizable component of the company that was formed to manage its unlisted investments.

Executives

Ab Investor

10 percent owner

ARSENALSGATAN 8C, SE-103 32, STOCKHOLM V7 00000

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