KB Home's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $51.15.
During the past 12 months, KB Home's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.20% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 20.00% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of KB Home was 62.30% per year. The lowest was -34.50% per year. And the median was 12.40% per year.
KB Home's current price is $68.78. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $51.15. Hence, today's PB Ratio of KB Home is 1.34.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of KB Home was 4.29. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 1.10.
KB Home Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for KB Home'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.
Competitive Comparison of KB Home's Book Value per Share
For the Residential Construction subindustry, KB Home'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.
KB Home's PB Ratio Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry
For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, KB Home's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KB Home's PB Ratio falls into.
KB Home Book Value per Share Calculation
KB Home's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 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.
KB Home (NYSE:KBH) 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.
KB Home Book Value per Share Related Terms
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KB Home is an American construction company that focuses on residential construction. The company builds single-family homes and communities across Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Texas, North Carolina, Idaho and the Washington, D.C., area. KB Home operates in several markets and focuses on first-time and move-up homebuyers. The company follows a built-to-order model that offers personalized homes at attainable prices based on the market location. The company also invests in land acquisition and development to support future building activities and is also engaged in financial services operations which includes providing mortgage banking services through its joint venture with a third party.
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