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London City Equities (ASX:LCE) PB Ratio : 1.16 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is London City Equities PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2025-04-02), London City Equities's share price is A$0.87. London City Equities's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was A$0.75. Hence, London City Equities's PB Ratio of today is 1.16.

Warning Sign:

London City Equities Ltd stock PB Ratio (=1.16) is close to 5-year high of 1.27.

The historical rank and industry rank for London City Equities's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:LCE' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77   Med: 0.94   Max: 1.43
Current: 1.16

During the past 13 years, London City Equities's highest PB Ratio was 1.43. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 0.94.

ASX:LCE's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
76.53% of 1636 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.91 vs ASX:LCE: 1.16

During the past 12 months, London City Equities's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 23.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of London City Equities was 40.70% per year. The lowest was -46.10% per year. And the median was 6.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


London City Equities PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for London City Equities's PB Ratio 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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London City Equities PB Ratio Chart

London City Equities Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 0.84 0.81 0.85 0.80

London City Equities Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
PB Ratio 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 0.93 0.85 0.82 0.80 1.10

Competitive Comparison of London City Equities's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, London City Equities'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.


London City Equities's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, London City Equities's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where London City Equities's PB Ratio falls into.


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London City Equities PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

London City Equities's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=0.87/0.753
=1.16

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


London City Equities  (ASX:LCE) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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London City Equities Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
111 Harrington Street, Level 2, Suite 212, The Rocks, NSW, AUS, 2000
London City Equities Ltd is a holding company engaged in investing in entities that have market shares and offer growth. Its segments include Equity investment and Other. The company researches and invests long-term in strategic shareholdings in companies, which holds industry positions and has management, and represents value. The Equity investment segment acts as a key revenue generator for the firm.

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