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Northwest Pipe Co (FRA:NW7) PB Ratio : 1.52 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Northwest Pipe Co 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 (2024-12-11), Northwest Pipe Co's share price is €50.00. Northwest Pipe Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €32.92. Hence, Northwest Pipe Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.52.

Warning Sign:

Northwest Pipe Co stock PB Ratio (=1.48) is close to 10-year high of 1.54

The historical rank and industry rank for Northwest Pipe Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:NW7' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 0.96   Max: 1.54
Current: 1.48

During the past 13 years, Northwest Pipe Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.54. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.96.

FRA:NW7's PB Ratio is ranked better than
65.35% of 2929 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 2.15 vs FRA:NW7: 1.48

During the past 12 months, Northwest Pipe Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Northwest Pipe Co was 48.10% per year. The lowest was -7.70% per year. And the median was 6.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Northwest Pipe Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northwest Pipe Co'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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Northwest Pipe Co PB Ratio Chart

Northwest Pipe Co 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 - 0.96 1.08 1.05 0.87

Northwest Pipe Co 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 0.91 0.87 0.98 0.93 1.23

Competitive Comparison of Northwest Pipe Co's PB Ratio

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Northwest Pipe Co'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.


Northwest Pipe Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Northwest Pipe Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northwest Pipe Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Northwest Pipe Co 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.

Northwest Pipe Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=50.00/32.916
=1.52

* 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.


Northwest Pipe Co  (FRA:NW7) 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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Northwest Pipe Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 North East Park Plaza Drive, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA, USA, 98684
Northwest Pipe Co is a manufacturer of water-related infrastructure products. The company has two operating segments; Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe segment manufactures large-diameter, high-pressure steel pipeline systems for use in water infrastructure applications, which are related to drinking water systems. These products are also used for hydroelectric power systems, wastewater systems, seismic resiliency, and other applications, and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems segment manufacture stormwater and wastewater technology products, high-quality precast and reinforced concrete products, including manholes, box culverts, vaults, and catch basins, pump lift stations, oil water separators, biofiltration, and other environmental and engineered solutions.

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