Prospect Capital's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.92.
During the past 12 months, Prospect Capital's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.20% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Prospect Capital was 5.20% per year. The lowest was -11.80% per year. And the median was -2.70% per year.
Prospect Capital's current price is $5.405. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.92. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Prospect Capital is 0.61.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Prospect Capital was 1.07. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.75.
Prospect Capital Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Prospect Capital'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 Prospect Capital's Book Value per Share
For the Asset Management subindustry, Prospect Capital'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.
Prospect Capital's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Prospect Capital's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Prospect Capital's PB Ratio falls into.
Prospect Capital Book Value per Share Calculation
Prospect Capital's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 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.
Prospect Capital (NAS:PSEC) 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.
Prospect Capital Book Value per Share Related Terms
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Prospect Capital (Prospect Capital) Business Description
Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.
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