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PhotoCure ASA (FRA:PHS) PB Ratio : 3.50 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is PhotoCure 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 (2024-06-24), PhotoCure ASA's share price is €5.40. PhotoCure ASA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.55. Hence, PhotoCure ASA's PB Ratio of today is 3.50.

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

FRA:PHS' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.41   Med: 3.79   Max: 12.22
Current: 3.45

During the past 13 years, PhotoCure ASA's highest PB Ratio was 12.22. The lowest was 1.41. And the median was 3.79.

FRA:PHS's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
74.29% of 957 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs FRA:PHS: 3.45

During the past 12 months, PhotoCure ASA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of PhotoCure ASA was 48.60% per year. The lowest was -34.00% per year. And the median was -2.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


PhotoCure ASA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for PhotoCure 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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PhotoCure ASA PB Ratio Chart

PhotoCure ASA 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 4.55 5.43 5.51 6.16 3.75

PhotoCure ASA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 3.32 2.64 3.02 3.75 2.99

Competitive Comparison of PhotoCure ASA's PB Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, PhotoCure 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.


PhotoCure ASA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, PhotoCure ASA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



PhotoCure 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=5.40/1.545
=3.50

* 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.


PhotoCure ASA  (FRA:PHS) 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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PhotoCure ASA (FRA:PHS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Hoffsveien 4, Oslo, NOR, 0275
PhotoCure ASA is a Norway-based business group associated with the research, development, production, distribution, marketing, and sales of pharmaceutical products specialty pharmaceutical companies. Its technology platform is focused on the field of photodynamic diagnosis and treatment of cancer. It has two operating segments of the group the Commercial franchise and the Development portfolio. It generates prime revenue from the Commercial franchise segment, which includes Hexvix and Cysview products. Its geographical segments are Nordic countries, Germany, France, Austria, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Other European countries, and the United States.

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