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Student Transportation (Student Transportation) Book Value per Share : $1.27 (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Student Transportation Book Value per Share?

Student Transportation's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $1.27.

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Student Transportation's current price is $7.50. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $1.27. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Student Transportation is 5.91.


Student Transportation Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Student Transportation'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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Student Transportation Book Value per Share Chart

Student Transportation Annual Data
Trend Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.39 1.92 2.08 1.59 1.34

Student Transportation Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
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 1.35 1.42 1.34 1.12 1.27

Competitive Comparison of Student Transportation's Book Value per Share

For the Railroads subindustry, Student Transportation'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.


Student Transportation's PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Student Transportation's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Student Transportation's PB Ratio falls into.



Student Transportation Book Value per Share Calculation

Student Transportation's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(126.4-0.0)/94.6
=1.34

Student Transportation's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(120.6-0.0)/95.0
=1.27

* 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.


Student Transportation  (NAS:STB) 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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Student Transportation (Student Transportation) Business Description

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Student Transportation Inc is a Canadian company which provides school transportation and management services to public and private schools in both the United States and Canada. Services provided by the company are managed transportation which covers driver recruiting and training, safety, vehicle maintenance, insurance and routing/scheduling, special needs transportation with specially equipped buses and bus routes to specialized schools, charter services for special events and extracurricular activities, Direct-To-Parent school bus service. The company operates its business in two segments namely transportation segment and an oil and gas segment in US and Canada. The majority of the company's revenue comes from transportation business in the US.

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