During the past 12 months, Provident Financial Services's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Provident Financial Services was 47.90% per year. The lowest was -3.30% per year. And the median was 3.10% per year.
* 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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Provident Financial Services Book Value per Share Chart
Competitive Comparison of Provident Financial Services's Book Value per Share
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Provident 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.
Provident Financial Services's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Provident Financial Services's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Provident Financial Services's PB Ratio falls into.
* 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.
Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) 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.
Provident Financial Services Book Value per Share Related Terms
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Provident Financial Services Inc is the holding company for The Provident Bank, a community-oriented bank. The Company's operations are solely in the financial services industry and include providing traditional banking and other financial services to its customers. The Company operates in the geographical regions of northern and central New Jersey, Queens and Nassau Counties in New York and eastern Pennsylvania. The Company has a single reporting segment for financial reporting purposes. The majority of the revenue-generating activities that are components of non-interest income are These revenue streams can generally be classified into three broad categories: wealth management revenue, insurance agency income, and banking service charges and other fees.
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