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CNAUF.PFD (Canadian Utilities) PB Ratio : (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Canadian Utilities 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 (2024-12-14), Canadian Utilities's share price is $14.8233. Canadian Utilities's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.00. Hence, Canadian Utilities's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for Canadian Utilities's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CNAUF.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 1.94   Max: 2.66
Current: 1.87

During the past 13 years, Canadian Utilities's highest PB Ratio was 2.66. The lowest was 1.44. And the median was 1.94.

CNAUF.PFD's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
64.75% of 505 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.42 vs CNAUF.PFD: 1.87

During the past 12 months, Canadian Utilities's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Canadian Utilities was 10.10% per year. The lowest was 0.80% per year. And the median was 6.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Canadian Utilities PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Utilities'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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Canadian Utilities PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Canadian Utilities's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Canadian Utilities'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.


Canadian Utilities's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Canadian Utilities's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian Utilities's PB Ratio falls into.



Canadian Utilities 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.

Canadian Utilities's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=14.8233/
=

* 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.


Canadian Utilities  (OTCPK:CNAUF.PFD) 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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Canadian Utilities Business Description

Address
5302 Forand Street South West, 4th Floor, West Building, Corporate Governance & Secretarial, Calgary, AB, CAN, T3E 8B4
Canadian Utilities Ltd, a subsidiary of holding company Atco, offers gas and electricity services. The company is engaged in Atco Energy systems and its Energy Infrastructure operating segment to ATCO EnPower. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the firm mainly operates in Canada, Australia, and others. The company generates maximum revenue from Canada. Canadian Utilities launched a large venture called Atco Energy, which provides low-cost and sustainable energy solutions for Alberta.

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