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Westminster Group (FRA:3W5) PB Ratio : 0.87 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Westminster Group 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 (2024-05-26), Westminster Group's share price is €0.0165. Westminster Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.02. Hence, Westminster Group's PB Ratio of today is 0.87.

Warning Sign:

Westminster Group PLC stock PB Ratio (=1.56) is close to 2-year high of 1.56

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

FRA:3W5' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 5.28   Max: 136.25
Current: 1.56

During the past 13 years, Westminster Group's highest PB Ratio was 136.25. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 5.28.

FRA:3W5's PB Ratio is ranked better than
55.51% of 1025 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs FRA:3W5: 1.56

During the past 12 months, Westminster Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -29.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 29.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 24.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Westminster Group was 135.10% per year. The lowest was -72.30% per year. And the median was -16.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Westminster Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westminster Group'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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Westminster Group PB Ratio Chart

Westminster Group Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 6.92 7.65 1.05 0.79

Westminster Group 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 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 0.79 0.02 0.16 0.16 0.08

Competitive Comparison of Westminster Group's PB Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Westminster Group'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.


Westminster Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Westminster Group's PB Ratio falls into.



Westminster Group 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.

Westminster Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.0165/0.019
=0.87

* 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.


Westminster Group  (FRA:3W5) 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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Westminster Group (FRA:3W5) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Blacklocks Hill, Westminster House, Banbury, Oxfordshire, GBR, OX17 2BS
Westminster Group PLC designs, supplies, and provides ongoing support for technology security solutions. The company's operating division includes managed services and technology segments. The company generates maximum revenue from the managed services segment. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the Middle East and also has a presence in the United Kingdom and Europe, Africa, and the Rest of the World. The activities of the company include the design, supply, and ongoing support of technology security solutions, encompassing a wide range of surveillance, detection, tracking, and interception technologies and the provision of long-term managed services.

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