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The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) Book Value per Share : $17.47 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The L S Starrett Co Book Value per Share?

The L S Starrett Co's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.47.

During the past 12 months, The L S Starrett Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 20.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 38.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of The L S Starrett Co was 38.30% per year. The lowest was -20.50% per year. And the median was 0.95% per year.

The L S Starrett Co's current price is $16.14. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.47. Hence, today's PB Ratio of The L S Starrett Co is 0.92.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of The L S Starrett Co was 1.23. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.65.


The L S Starrett Co Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for The L S Starrett Co'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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The L S Starrett Co Book Value per Share Chart

The L S Starrett Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.09 6.58 11.75 14.05 17.43

The L S Starrett Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 14.53 15.76 17.43 17.24 17.47

Competitive Comparison of The L S Starrett Co's Book Value per Share

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, The L S Starrett Co'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.


The L S Starrett Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, The L S Starrett Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The L S Starrett Co's PB Ratio falls into.



The L S Starrett Co Book Value per Share Calculation

The L S Starrett Co's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(129.5-0.0)/7.4
=17.42

The L S Starrett Co's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(131.1-0.0)/7.5
=17.47

* 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.


The L S Starrett Co  (NYSE:SCX) 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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The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
121 Crescent Street, Athol, MA, USA, 01331
The L S Starrett Co is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial, professional and consumer measuring and cutting tools and related products. Its products include precision tools, electronic gages, gage blocks, optical vision and laser measuring equipment, custom engineered granite solutions, tape measures, levels, chalk products, squares, band saw blades, hole saws, hacksaw blades, jig saw blades, and others. Its products are used in different industries such as metalworking, automotive, aviation, marine, farm, and "do-it-yourselfers" and tradesmen such as builders, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. The operating segments of the company are North American Operations is a key revenue driver; International Operations and Global Test and Measurement.
Executives
Douglas A Starrett officer: President & CEO 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
John C. Tripp officer: CFO C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
David T. Allen other: Insider 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Emerson Leme officer: VP Of Industrial Products C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Charles Alpuche director C/O INSULET CORPORATION, 600 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, SUITE 200, BILLERICA MA 01821
Christian Arntsen officer: VP of International Products C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Deborah Gordon director 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Thomas J Riordan director C/O TEREX CORPORATION, 200 NYALA FARM ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06880
Scott William Sproule director C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Terry A Piper director 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOLL MA 01331
Chris Gahagan director AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Russell D. Carreker director 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
David A Lemoine director C/O THE L S STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Richard Kennedy director 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Francis J O'brien officer: Treasurer & CFO C/O THE L. S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331

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