During the past 12 months, Australian Foundation Investment Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Australian Foundation Investment Co was 24.80% per year. The lowest was -7.30% per year. And the median was 4.90% 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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Australian Foundation Investment Co Book Value per Share Chart
Competitive Comparison of Australian Foundation Investment Co's Book Value per Share
For the Asset Management subindustry, Australian Foundation Investment 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.
Australian Foundation Investment Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Australian Foundation Investment Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
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Australian Foundation Investment Co Book Value per Share Calculation
* 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.
Australian Foundation Investment Co (ASX:AFI) 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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Australian Foundation Investment Co Business Description
Australian Foundation Investment Co Ltd is an asset management company which invests in Australian and New Zealand equities. It aims to provide shareholders with attractive investment returns through access to a growing stream of fully franked dividends and enhancement of capital invested. Its investment goals are to pay dividends, which, over time, grow faster than the rate of inflation, and to provide attractive total returns over the medium to long term.
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