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FFC PB Ratio : 0.98 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated 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 (2024-12-12), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's share price is $15.97. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 was $16.36. Hence, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's PB Ratio of today is 0.98.

Good Sign:

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incorporated stock PB Ratio (=0.97) is close to 1-year low of 0.91

The historical rank and industry rank for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FFC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 0.98   Max: 1.2
Current: 0.98

During the past 7 years, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's highest PB Ratio was 1.20. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 0.98.

FFC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.47% of 1661 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs FFC: 0.98

During the past 12 months, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.40% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated was 4.80% per year. The lowest was -9.60% per year. And the median was -3.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated'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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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated PB Ratio Chart

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.06 1.11 1.03 0.97 0.91

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23 May24
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 1.03 0.97 0.92 0.91 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated'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.


Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's PB Ratio falls into.



Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated 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.

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: May. 2024)
=15.97/16.363
=0.98

* 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.


Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated  (NYSE:FFC) 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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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred andome Securities Fundorporated Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91101
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incorporated is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to provide its common shareholders with high current income consistent with the preservation of capital. It invests in a diversified portfolio of preferred securities.
Executives
Robert F Wulf director 301 E. COLORADO BLVD., SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Chad Conwell officer: VP & Asst. Compliance Officer 301 E. COLORADO BLVD., SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Robert M Ettinger officer: President 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Karen Hanovice Hogan director 301 EAST COLORADO BLVD, SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Bank Of America Na 10 percent owner 100 N. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 10 percent owner 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NORTH TOWER, NEW YORK NY 10080
Bank Of America Corp /de/ 10 percent owner BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Stanley Morgan 10 percent owner 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christopher Douglas Ryan officer: Vice President 310 EAST COLORADO BLVD, SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Robert E Chadwick officer: CFO, VP, Treasurer & Secretary 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Laurie C Lodolo officer: Asst CCO, Asst Treas, Asst Sec 301 E. COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Donald F Crumrine director, officer: Chairman, CEO 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Peter C Stimes officer: VP,CFO,Chief Acct Of,Treasurer 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 720, PASADENA CA 91101
Martin Brody director C/O HMK ASSOCIATES, 30 COLUMBIA TURNPIKE, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Flaherty & Crumrine Inc other: Investment Adviser 301 E. COLORADO BLVD, SUITE 720, PASADENA CA 91101