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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (FRA:5GL) PB Ratio : 1.29 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 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 (2025-03-31), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's share price is €8.20. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €6.37. Hence, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's PB Ratio of today is 1.29.

The historical rank and industry rank for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:5GL' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 1.5   Max: 2.98
Current: 1.32

During the past 13 years, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's highest PB Ratio was 2.98. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 1.50.

FRA:5GL's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.6% of 1666 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.215 vs FRA:5GL: 1.32

During the past 12 months, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock was 992.00% per year. The lowest was -74.80% per year. And the median was 3.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock'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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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock PB Ratio Chart

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.37 2.57 1.04 1.29 1.68

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 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 1.29 1.41 1.42 1.62 1.68

Competitive Comparison of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's PB Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock'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.


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's PB Ratio falls into.


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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 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.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=8.20/6.372
=1.29

* 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.


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock  (FRA:5GL) 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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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9811 Katy Freeway, Suite 1200, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp is a provider of dredging services in the United States. The Company is also fully engaged in expanding its core business into the offshore energy industry. Dredging involves the enhancement or preservation of the navigability of waterways or the protection of shorelines through the removal or replenishment of soil, sand, or rock. Company work generally is to performed in coastal waterways and deep water ports. Its project portfolio includes Coastal Restoration, Coastal Protection, Ports and Harbors, International, and Inland Dredging.

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