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Independent Media Distribution (LSE:IMD) PB Ratio : 19.28 (As of Sep. 21, 2024)


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What is Independent Media Distribution 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 (2024-09-21), Independent Media Distribution's share price is £2.93. Independent Media Distribution's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was £0.15. Hence, Independent Media Distribution's PB Ratio of today is 19.28.

The historical rank and industry rank for Independent Media Distribution's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:IMD's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.415
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Independent Media Distribution PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Independent Media Distribution'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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Independent Media Distribution PB Ratio Chart

Independent Media Distribution Annual Data
Trend Sep00 Sep01 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.35 3.95 2.57 4.09 4.40

Independent Media Distribution Semi-Annual Data
Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.12 5.22 3.60 3.13 4.44

Competitive Comparison of Independent Media Distribution's PB Ratio

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Independent Media Distribution'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.


Independent Media Distribution's PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Independent Media Distribution's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Independent Media Distribution's PB Ratio falls into.



Independent Media Distribution 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.

Independent Media Distribution's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2010)
=2.93/0.152
=19.28

* 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.


Independent Media Distribution  (LSE:IMD) 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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Independent Media Distribution Business Description

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Independent Media Distribution PLC is a media logistics specialist working with creative and media agencies, post production houses, broadcasters and online publishers.

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