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Koninklijke KPN NV (Koninklijke KPN NV) PB Ratio : 3.65 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Koninklijke KPN NV 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 (2024-05-05), Koninklijke KPN NV's share price is $3.59. Koninklijke KPN NV's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.98. Hence, Koninklijke KPN NV's PB Ratio of today is 3.65.

The historical rank and industry rank for Koninklijke KPN NV's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KKPNY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.81   Med: 3.47   Max: 6.62
Current: 3.72

During the past 13 years, Koninklijke KPN NV's highest PB Ratio was 6.62. The lowest was 1.81. And the median was 3.47.

KKPNY's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.27% of 363 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs KKPNY: 3.72

During the past 12 months, Koninklijke KPN NV's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Koninklijke KPN NV was 41.60% per year. The lowest was -44.30% per year. And the median was -4.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Koninklijke KPN NV PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Koninklijke KPN NV'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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Koninklijke KPN NV PB Ratio Chart

Koninklijke KPN NV 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 4.52 4.07 3.47 3.18 3.48

Koninklijke KPN NV Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 3.47 4.42 3.18 3.85 3.48

Competitive Comparison of Koninklijke KPN NV's PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Koninklijke KPN NV'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.


Koninklijke KPN NV's PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Koninklijke KPN NV's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Koninklijke KPN NV's PB Ratio falls into.



Koninklijke KPN NV 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.

Koninklijke KPN NV's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3.59/0.984
=3.65

* 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.


Koninklijke KPN NV  (OTCPK:KKPNY) 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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Koninklijke KPN NV (Koninklijke KPN NV) Business Description

Address
Wilhelminakade 123, Rotterdam, NLD, 3072 AP
KPN is the incumbent telecom operator in the Netherlands. It has close to 40% share of the broadband market and 20% of the postpaid mobile market, mainly competing with VodafoneZiggo (mobile and fixed) and T-Mobile Netherlands (mainly mobile). KPN is rolling out fiber to the home in the Netherlands and expects to have most of the country covered by 2025.

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