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West Pharmaceutical Services (West Pharmaceutical Services) Tangible Book per Share : $34.44 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is West Pharmaceutical Services Tangible Book per Share?

Tangible book value per share is calculated as the total tangible equity divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Total tangible equity is calculated as the Total Stockholders Equity minus Preferred Stock minus Intangible Assets. West Pharmaceutical Services's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $34.44.

Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


West Pharmaceutical Services Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Pharmaceutical Services's Tangible Book 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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West Pharmaceutical Services Tangible Book per Share Chart

West Pharmaceutical Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Tangible Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.37 23.15 29.68 34.54 37.52

West Pharmaceutical Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Tangible Book 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 35.72 35.48 37.10 37.52 34.44

Competitive Comparison of West Pharmaceutical Services's Tangible Book per Share

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, West Pharmaceutical Services's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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.


West Pharmaceutical Services's Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, West Pharmaceutical Services's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Pharmaceutical Services's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.



West Pharmaceutical Services Tangible Book per Share Calculation

West Pharmaceutical Services's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2881-0-123.6)/73.5
=37.52

West Pharmaceutical Services's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2680.6-0-121.5)/74.300
=34.44

* 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 equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets less total liabilities of the company. Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


West Pharmaceutical Services  (NYSE:WST) Tangible Book 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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West Pharmaceutical Services (West Pharmaceutical Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341-0645
West Pharmaceutical Services is a Pennsylvania-based medical supplies company that operates as a key supplier to firms in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and generic drug industries. West develops, manufactures, and distributes elastomer-based supplies for the containment and administration of injectable drugs, including basic equipment such as syringes, stoppers, and plungers, along with somewhat more complicated devices including auto-injectors and other self-injection platforms. The company reports in two segments: proprietary products (82% of 2021 sales) and contract-manufactured products (18%). It generates 55% of its revenue from international markets and 45% from the United States.
Executives
Chad Winters officer: VP, CAO & Controller 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Charles Witherspoon officer: VP & Treasurer 530 HERMAN O WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Annette F Favorite officer: Sr. VP Human Resources Officer 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Cindy Reiss-clark officer: Senior Vice President 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341-1147
Quintin J Lai officer: VP Corp Development & Strategy 530 HERMAN 0. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Silji Abraham officer: Chief Digital & Trans Officer 5000 TOWN CENTER, U, SOUTHFIELD MI 48075
Eric Mark Green officer: Chief Executive Officer 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Bernard Birkett officer: Sr VP, CFO & Treasurer 1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Thomas W Hofmann director FIVE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 500, RADNOR PA 19087
Stephen H Lockhart director C/O NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION, 1245 Q STREET, LINCOLN NE 68508
Molly Joseph director 9209 GRAND SUMMIT BLVD, DRIPPING SPRINGS TX 78620
Kimberly Banks Mackay officer: SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
George Lloyd Miller officer: Sr. VP, GC & Corp. Sec. 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
David A Montecalvo officer: SVP, Glob Ops and Supply Chain 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Robert F Friel director 940 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451