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Income & Growth VCT (The) (LSE:IGV) PB Ratio : 0.87 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Income & Growth VCT (The) 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 (2025-03-31), Income & Growth VCT (The)'s share price is £0.62. Income & Growth VCT (The)'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.71. Hence, Income & Growth VCT (The)'s PB Ratio of today is 0.87.

The historical rank and industry rank for Income & Growth VCT (The)'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:IGV' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 0.88   Max: 1.33
Current: 0.87

During the past 13 years, Income & Growth VCT (The)'s highest PB Ratio was 1.33. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 0.88.

LSE:IGV's PB Ratio is ranked better than
61.97% of 1633 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.91 vs LSE:IGV: 0.87

During the past 12 months, Income & Growth VCT (The)'s average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Income & Growth VCT (The) was 41.30% per year. The lowest was -29.60% per year. And the median was -1.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Income & Growth VCT (The) PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Income & Growth VCT (The)'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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Income & Growth VCT (The) PB Ratio Chart

Income & Growth VCT (The) Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.85 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93

Income & Growth VCT (The) Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
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 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.93

Competitive Comparison of Income & Growth VCT (The)'s PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Income & Growth VCT (The)'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.


Income & Growth VCT (The)'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Income & Growth VCT (The)'s PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Income & Growth VCT (The)'s PB Ratio falls into.


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Income & Growth VCT (The) 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.

Income & Growth VCT (The)'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
=0.62/0.709
=0.87

* 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.


Income & Growth VCT (The)  (LSE:IGV) 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.


Income & Growth VCT (The) PB Ratio Related Terms

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Income & Growth VCT (The) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5 New Street Square, London, GBR, EC4A 3TW
Income & Growth VCT (The) PLC operates as a venture capital trust (VCT). The company's objective is to provide investors with an attractive return by maximizing the stream of tax-free dividend distributions from the income and capital gains generated by a diverse and carefully selected portfolio of investments. It invests in a diverse portfolio of unquoted companies in the United Kingdom. The company's portfolio of investment includes various sectors such as pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, Industrial engineering, Personal goods, Healthcare equipment and services, Construction and materials, Leisure goods, General industrials, Media, Software and computer services, General retailers, and Support services.

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