Discover Financial Services's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $55.07.
During the past 12 months, Discover Financial Services's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Discover Financial Services was 22.30% per year. The lowest was 0.40% per year. And the median was 9.05% per year.
Discover Financial Services's current price is $124.27. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $55.07. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Discover Financial Services is 2.26.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Discover Financial Services was 3.41. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 2.36.
Discover Financial Services Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Discover Financial Services'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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Discover Financial Services Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Book Value per Share
36.42
32.06
42.84
49.70
55.07
Discover Financial Services Quarterly Data
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Mar24
Book Value per Share
51.59
51.21
52.71
55.07
58.88
Competitive Comparison
For the Credit Services subindustry, Discover Financial Services'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.
Discover Financial Services PB Ratio Distribution
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Discover Financial Services's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Discover Financial Services's PB Ratio falls into.
Discover Financial Services Book Value per Share Calculation
Discover Financial Services's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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.
Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) 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.
Discover Financial Services Book Value per Share Related Terms
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Discover Financial Services (Discover Financial Services) Business Description
Discover Financial Services is a bank operating in two distinct segments: direct banking and payment services. The company issues credit and debit cards and provides other consumer banking products including deposit accounts, students loans, and other personal loans. It also operates the Discover, Pulse, and Diners Club networks. The Discover network is the fourth-largest payment network in the United States as ranked by overall purchase volume, and Pulse is one of the largest ATM networks in the country.
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