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Aberdeen Development Capital (LSE:AVC) PB Ratio : 57.22 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Aberdeen Development Capital 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 (2024-05-21), Aberdeen Development Capital's share price is £3.09. Aberdeen Development Capital's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2011 was £0.05. Hence, Aberdeen Development Capital's PB Ratio of today is 57.22.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aberdeen Development Capital's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:AVC's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.96
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

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Aberdeen Development Capital PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aberdeen Development Capital'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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Aberdeen Development Capital PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Aberdeen Development Capital's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Development Capital'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.


Aberdeen Development Capital's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Development Capital's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Development Capital's PB Ratio falls into.



Aberdeen Development Capital 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.

Aberdeen Development Capital's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Nov. 2011)
=3.09/0.054
=57.22

* 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.


Aberdeen Development Capital  (LSE:AVC) 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.


Aberdeen Development Capital PB Ratio Related Terms

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Aberdeen Development Capital (LSE:AVC) Business Description

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Aberdeen Development Capital PLC is an investment trust. Its investment objective is to conduct an orderly realisation of the assets of the company, to be effected in a manner which maximizes value for ordinary shareholders. Its assets are invested in a diversified portfolio of unlisted securities spread across a range of industries and regions within the United Kingdom.

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