Driver Group (LSE:DRV) PB Ratio : 0.79 (As of May. 20, 2024)

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What is Driver Group 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 (2024-05-20), Driver Group's share price is £0.24. Driver Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.30. Hence, Driver Group's PB Ratio of today is 0.79.

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

LSE:DRV' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59 Med: 1.62 Max: 4.32
Current: 0.79

During the past 13 years, Driver Group's highest PB Ratio was 4.32. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 1.62.

LSE:DRV's PB Ratio is ranked better than
80.72% of 1027 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.82 vs LSE:DRV: 0.79

During the past 12 months, Driver Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Driver Group was 158.00% per year. The lowest was -13.70% per year. And the median was 9.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Driver Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Driver Group's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Driver Group PB Ratio Chart

Driver Group Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

PB Ratio

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1.41

1.27

1.26

1.01

0.86

Driver Group Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.26	0.79	1.01	0.90	0.86

Competitive Comparison of Driver Group's PB Ratio

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Driver Group'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.

Driver Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Driver Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Driver Group's PB Ratio falls into.

Driver Group 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.

Driver Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
	=	0.24	/	0.304
	=	0.79

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Driver Group (LSE:DRV) 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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Driver Group (LSE:DRV) Business Description

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Website

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Driver Group PLC provides consultancy services to the engineering and construction industries. The business activity of the group is primarily operated through divisions such as Europe and the Americas; Asia Pacific; Middle East. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and can be seen across the region of Oman, France, Qatar, Germany, Kuwait, China, the US, Canada, and others. It offers quantity surveying, quantum and planning experts, litigation support, contract administration, and commercial advice/management services; and capital investment consultancy services, including development, project, and contracting management services.