Air Products & Chemicals's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $66.91.
During the past 12 months, Air Products & Chemicals's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Air Products & Chemicals was 15.50% per year. The lowest was -0.80% per year. And the median was 6.60% per year.
Air Products & Chemicals's current price is $233.71. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $66.91. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Air Products & Chemicals is 3.49.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Air Products & Chemicals was 5.69. The lowest was 2.72. And the median was 3.97.
Good Sign:
Air Products & Chemicals Inc stock PB Ratio (=3.5) is close to 5-year low of 3.29
Air Products & Chemicals Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Air Products & Chemicals's Book Value per Share 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.
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Air Products & Chemicals'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.
Air Products & Chemicals PB Ratio Distribution
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Air Products & Chemicals's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Air Products & Chemicals's PB Ratio falls into.
Air Products & Chemicals Book Value per Share Calculation
Air Products & Chemicals's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:
* 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.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
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Air Products & Chemicals (Air Products & Chemicals) Business Description
Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $12.6 billion in revenue in fiscal 2023.
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