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Henry Schein (FRA:HS2) PB Ratio : 2.91 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Henry Schein 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), Henry Schein's share price is €73.46. Henry Schein's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €25.22. Hence, Henry Schein's PB Ratio of today is 2.91.

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

FRA:HS2' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.15   Med: 3.18   Max: 4.17
Current: 2.75

During the past 13 years, Henry Schein's highest PB Ratio was 4.17. The lowest was 2.15. And the median was 3.18.

FRA:HS2's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.41% of 102 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.235 vs FRA:HS2: 2.75

During the past 12 months, Henry Schein's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Henry Schein was 451.70% per year. The lowest was -10.90% per year. And the median was 8.70% per year.

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Henry Schein PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Henry Schein'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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Henry Schein PB Ratio Chart

Henry Schein Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.15 2.77 3.11 3.05 2.64

Henry Schein Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 2.66 2.64 2.70 2.33 2.59

Competitive Comparison of Henry Schein's PB Ratio

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Henry Schein'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.


Henry Schein's PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Henry Schein's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Henry Schein's PB Ratio falls into.



Henry Schein 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.

Henry Schein's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=73.46/25.219
=2.91

* 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.


Henry Schein  (FRA:HS2) 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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Henry Schein Business Description

Address
135 Duryea Road, Melville, NY, USA, 11747
Henry Schein Inc is a solutions company for healthcare professionals powered by a network of people and technology. The company is a provider of healthcare products and services primarily to office-based dental and medical practitioners, as well as alternate sites of care. The company operates in two reportable segments; health care distribution and technology & value-added services. The healthcare distribution segment is engaged in combining global dental and medical businesses and distributes consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, and Vitamins. The technology and value-added services reportable segment provides software, technology & other value-added services to health care practitioners. The majority of revenue is derived from the health care distribution segment.

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