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European Opportunities Trust (LSE:EOT) PB Ratio : 0.81 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is European Opportunities Trust 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 (2024-12-13), European Opportunities Trust's share price is £8.20. European Opportunities Trust's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 was £10.09. Hence, European Opportunities Trust's PB Ratio of today is 0.81.

Good Sign:

European Opportunities Trust PLC stock PB Ratio (=0.81) is close to 3-year low of 0.75

The historical rank and industry rank for European Opportunities Trust's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:EOT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 0.97   Max: 1.25
Current: 0.81

During the past 13 years, European Opportunities Trust's highest PB Ratio was 1.25. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 0.97.

LSE:EOT's PB Ratio is ranked better than
72.26% of 1662 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs LSE:EOT: 0.81

During the past 12 months, European Opportunities Trust's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of European Opportunities Trust was 27.40% per year. The lowest was -1.00% per year. And the median was 11.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


European Opportunities Trust PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for European Opportunities Trust'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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European Opportunities Trust PB Ratio Chart

European Opportunities Trust Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.92 0.91 0.88 0.89 0.90

European Opportunities Trust Semi-Annual Data
Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23 May24
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 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.92 0.90

Competitive Comparison of European Opportunities Trust's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, European Opportunities Trust'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.


European Opportunities Trust's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, European Opportunities Trust's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where European Opportunities Trust's PB Ratio falls into.



European Opportunities Trust 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.

European Opportunities Trust's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: May. 2024)
=8.20/10.085
=0.81

* 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.


European Opportunities Trust  (LSE:EOT) 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.


European Opportunities Trust PB Ratio Related Terms

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European Opportunities Trust Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
123 Victoria Street, Third Floor / MYO, London, GBR, SW1E 6DE
European Opportunities Trust PLC is an investment trust company that principally is active in portfolio investment. It mainly invests in securities of European companies and geographical sectors or areas which offer good prospects for capital growth. It adopts a stock-picking approach to identify long-term superior growth prospects as well as focuses on the companies which have proprietary technology, management, and the ability of sustainable growth. It invests in securities of various sectors including Basic Materials, Industrials, Health Care, Financials, Consumer Services in Denmark, France, Germany, UK, Spain, and others. The group's revenue mainly comprises Dividends, Foreign exchange income, and other investment income.

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