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Demant AS (FRA:WDH1) PB Ratio : 6.27 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Demant AS 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), Demant AS's share price is €35.98. Demant AS's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €5.73. Hence, Demant AS's PB Ratio of today is 6.27.

Good Sign:

Demant AS stock PB Ratio (=6.38) is close to 1-year low of 5.94

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

FRA:WDH1' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.37   Med: 6.63   Max: 11.15
Current: 6.35

During the past 13 years, Demant AS's highest PB Ratio was 11.15. The lowest was 4.37. And the median was 6.63.

FRA:WDH1's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.1% of 787 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.34 vs FRA:WDH1: 6.35

During the past 12 months, Demant AS's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Demant AS was 85.20% per year. The lowest was -10.50% per year. And the median was 13.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Demant AS PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Demant AS'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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Demant AS PB Ratio Chart

Demant AS 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 6.61 6.95 9.69 5.02 7.01

Demant AS Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 7.61 5.02 7.02 7.01 7.14

Competitive Comparison of Demant AS's PB Ratio

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Demant AS'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.


Demant AS's PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Demant AS's PB Ratio falls into.



Demant AS 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.

Demant AS's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2024)
=35.98/5.734
=6.27

* 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.


Demant AS  (FRA:WDH1) 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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Demant AS Business Description

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Address
Kongebakken 9, Smorum, DNK, 2765
Demant is a Denmark-based manufacturer and distributor of hearing solutions, such as hearing aid devices and diagnostic equipment. More than 80% of the company's sales come from North America and Europe.

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