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Merchants Bancshares (Merchants Bancshares) Book Value per Share : $22.94 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Merchants Bancshares Book Value per Share?

Merchants Bancshares's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $22.94.

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Merchants Bancshares's current price is $49.80. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $22.94. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Merchants Bancshares is 2.17.


Merchants Bancshares Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merchants Bancshares'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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Merchants Bancshares Book Value per Share Chart

Merchants Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.84 18.93 19.89 21.60 22.72

Merchants Bancshares Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 22.25 22.75 23.00 22.72 22.94

Competitive Comparison of Merchants Bancshares's Book Value per Share

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Merchants Bancshares'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.


Merchants Bancshares's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Merchants Bancshares's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merchants Bancshares's PB Ratio falls into.



Merchants Bancshares Book Value per Share Calculation

Merchants Bancshares's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(156.50-0.00)/6.89
=22.72

Merchants Bancshares's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(158.65-0.00)/6.92
=22.94

* 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.


Merchants Bancshares  (NAS:MBVT) 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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Merchants Bancshares (Merchants Bancshares) Business Description

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Merchants Bancshares Inc is a bank holding company organized under Vermont law in 1983. Merchants Bank, the Company's primary subsidiary, is a Vermont commercial bank with 32 full-service banking offices located throughout the state of Vermont. The Company, through its subsidiary, offers a full range of deposit, loan, cash management, and trust services to meet the financial needs of individual consumers, businesses and municipalities at 32 full-service banking offices throughout the state of Vermont. Its trust division offers investment management, financial planning and trustee services. The Company competes in Vermont for deposit and loan business not only with other commercial and savings banks, and savings and loan associations, but also with credit unions and other non-bank financial providers. It is subject to extensive regulation and supervision, including, in many cases, regulation that limits the type and scope of its activities.
Executives
Jeffrey L Davis director 275 KENNEDY DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403
Pecor Raymond C Iii director 1 KING STREET DOCK, BURLINGTON VT 05401
Richard M Donovan officer: Interim PAO, PFO and Treasurer C/O FIRST SEACOAST BANCORP, 633 CENTRAL AVENUE, DOVER NH 03820
Bruce M Lisman director C/O MERCHANTS BANK, 275 KENNEDY DR, S. BURLINGTON VT 05403
Eric Andrew Segal officer: Interim PAO, PFO and Treasurer 6489 DEERFIELD DRIVE, NEW HOPE PA 18938
Thomas J. Meshako officer: Treasurer and CFO MERCHANTS BANK, P.O. BOX 1009, BURLINGTON VT 05402
John A Kane director C/O MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC., 275 KENNEDY DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403
F Sheldon Prentice officer: Senior Vice President C/O NBT BANCORP, 52 BROAD STREET, NORWICH NY 13815
Charles A Davis director 1 CAPE MAY ST, 1 CAPE MAY ST, HARRISON NJ 07029

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