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Lifecare ASA (FRA:LFC0) PB Ratio : 2.31 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Lifecare ASA 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 (2025-04-01), Lifecare ASA's share price is €0.922. Lifecare ASA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €0.40. Hence, Lifecare ASA's PB Ratio of today is 2.31.

Good Sign:

Lifecare ASA stock PB Ratio (=2.31) is close to 2-year low of 2.19.

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

FRA:LFC0' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.19   Med: 4.53   Max: 11.18
Current: 2.31

During the past 10 years, Lifecare ASA's highest PB Ratio was 11.18. The lowest was 2.19. And the median was 4.53.

FRA:LFC0's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.29% of 790 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.16 vs FRA:LFC0: 2.31

During the past 12 months, Lifecare ASA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -13.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 25.30% per year.

During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lifecare ASA was 133.40% per year. The lowest was -3.40% per year. And the median was 39.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Lifecare ASA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifecare ASA'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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Lifecare ASA PB Ratio Chart

Lifecare ASA 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 - 7.00 3.80 9.24 2.48

Lifecare ASA Quarterly Data
Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 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 9.24 6.09 2.39 3.09 2.48

Competitive Comparison of Lifecare ASA's PB Ratio

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Lifecare ASA'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.


Lifecare ASA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Lifecare ASA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lifecare ASA's PB Ratio falls into.


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Lifecare ASA 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.

Lifecare ASA's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=0.922/0.4
=2.31

* 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.


Lifecare ASA  (FRA:LFC0) 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.


Lifecare ASA PB Ratio Related Terms

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Lifecare ASA Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Ytrebygdsvegen 215, Blomsterdalen, Bergen, NOR, 5258
Lifecare ASA is engaged in developing the next generation of miniaturized and implantable long-term sensors. It is focus nanosensor technology for medical use.

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