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Low & Bonar (LSE:BD90.PFD) PB Ratio : 2.96 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Low & Bonar 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 (2025-03-29), Low & Bonar's share price is £0.76. Low & Bonar's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2019 was £0.26. Hence, Low & Bonar's PB Ratio of today is 2.96.

The historical rank and industry rank for Low & Bonar's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BD90.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 1.12   Max: 1.66
Current: 1.23

During the past 13 years, Low & Bonar's highest PB Ratio was 1.66. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 1.12.

LSE:BD90.PFD's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 1.15 vs LSE:BD90.PFD: 1.23

During the past 12 months, Low & Bonar's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -62.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -39.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -21.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Low & Bonar was 21.10% per year. The lowest was -39.20% per year. And the median was -2.00% per year.

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Low & Bonar PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Low & Bonar's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Low & Bonar's PB Ratio

For the Building Materials subindustry, Low & Bonar's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Low & Bonar's PB Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Low & Bonar's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Low & Bonar 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.

Low & Bonar's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Nov. 2019)
=0.76/0.257
=2.96

* 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.


Low & Bonar  (LSE:BD90.PFD) 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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Low & Bonar Business Description

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Address
One Connaught Place, London, GBR, W2 2ET
Low & Bonar PLC manufactures and supplies performance materials to create yarns, fibers, industrial and coated fabrics, and composite materials. Its reportable segments include the Colbond segment, selling products to the building, flooring, industrial and automotive industries, and comprising the Group's Colback and Enka technologies, along with the woven product produced in China. This segment comprises three business segments, organized regionally, being EMEA, APAC and the Americas. The Coated Technical Textiles segment producing coated fabrics. The majority of the revenue is derived from Colbond segment.

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