Applus Services (FRA:39A) PB Ratio : 2.97 (As of May. 27, 2024)

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What is Applus Services 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 (2024-05-27), Applus Services's share price is €12.46. Applus Services's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €4.19. Hence, Applus Services's PB Ratio of today is 2.97.

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

FRA:39A' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.8 Med: 2.07 Max: 7.58
Current: 3.03

During the past 13 years, Applus Services's highest PB Ratio was 7.58. The lowest was 0.80. And the median was 2.07.

FRA:39A's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
70.87% of 1023 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.79 vs FRA:39A: 3.03

During the past 12 months, Applus Services's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.60% 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 Applus Services was 99.50% per year. The lowest was -7.60% per year. And the median was 4.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Applus Services PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Applus Services's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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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Applus Services PB Ratio Chart

Applus Services Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

PB Ratio

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2.08

2.16

1.84

1.39

2.34

Applus Services Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.84	1.56	1.39	2.25	2.34

Competitive Comparison of Applus Services's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Applus Services'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.

Applus Services's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Applus Services's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Applus Services's PB Ratio falls into.

Applus Services 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.

Applus Services's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	12.46	/	4.193
	=	2.97

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

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Applus Services (FRA:39A) 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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C/ Campezo n 1, Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes, Edificio 3, Madrid, ESP, 28022

Website

https://www.applus.com

Applus Services SA is a Spain-based company that provides testing, inspection and certification services. The company operates through four divisions. The energy and industry division, which accounts for the majority of revenue, is primarily engaged in industrial and environmental inspection, technical assistance, technical staffing, and others. The automotive division conducts statutory vehicle inspection services for safety and emissions. The IDIADA division provides vehicle proving ground, engineering, design and other services. The laboratories division conducts product testing and certification services for laboratories. Europe, North America, Asia Pacific are the three biggest markets for the company.

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