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Ballard Power Systems (Ballard Power Systems) Book Value per Share : $3.32 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ballard Power Systems Book Value per Share?

Ballard Power Systems's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.32.

During the past 12 months, Ballard Power Systems's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -15.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 30.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 26.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Ballard Power Systems was 101.50% per year. The lowest was -30.40% per year. And the median was 8.80% per year.

Ballard Power Systems's current price is $2.60. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.32. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Ballard Power Systems is 0.78.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Ballard Power Systems was 17.16. The lowest was 0.80. And the median was 3.18.

Good Sign:

Ballard Power Systems Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.8) is close to 10-year low of 0.8


Ballard Power Systems Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ballard Power Systems'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.

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Ballard Power Systems Book Value per Share Chart

Ballard Power Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.07 3.19 4.46 3.88 3.32

Ballard Power Systems Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Book Value per Share 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 3.88 3.78 3.68 3.48 3.32

Competitive Comparison of Ballard Power Systems's Book Value per Share

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ballard Power Systems'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.


Ballard Power Systems's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ballard Power Systems's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ballard Power Systems's PB Ratio falls into.



Ballard Power Systems Book Value per Share Calculation

Ballard Power Systems's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(991.2-0.0)/298.9
=3.32

Ballard Power Systems's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(991.2-0.0)/298.9
=3.32

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Ballard Power Systems  (NAS:BLDP) 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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Ballard Power Systems (Ballard Power Systems) Business Description

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9000 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5J 5J8
Ballard Power Systems is a world leader in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, power system development, and commercialization. The company's principal business is the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of PEM fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on power product markets of heavy-duty motive (bus, truck, rail, and marine applications), material handling, and stationary power generation. Sales are concentrated in the U.S., Europe, and China.