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Johnston Press (LSE:JPRF) PB Ratio : (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Johnston Press 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 (2024-06-24), Johnston Press's share price is £0.04. Johnston Press's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was £-0.13. Hence, Johnston Press's PB Ratio of today is .

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

During the past 13 years, Johnston Press's highest PB Ratio was 1.86. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.28.

LSE:JPRF's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Johnston Press was 56.40% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 6.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Johnston Press PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Johnston Press's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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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Johnston Press PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Johnston Press's PB Ratio

For the Publishing subindustry, Johnston Press'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.


Johnston Press's PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Johnston Press's PB Ratio falls into.



Johnston Press 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.

Johnston Press's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2018)
=0.04/-0.133
=

* 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.


Johnston Press  (LSE:JPRF) 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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Johnston Press (LSE:JPRF) Business Description

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Address
30 Queensferry Road, Orchard Brae House, Edinburgh, GBR, EH4 2HS
Johnston Press PLC is engaged in the multimedia business. The company is one of the largest local and regional multimedia organizations primarily providing news and information services at local and regional level through various publications and websites in the UK. Its business is organized in two segments namely Publishing and Contract Printing. It also manages smartphone applications, websites, and distributes lifestyle magazines. Its brands include Ballymena and Antrim Times, Banbridge Leader, Banbury Guardian, Belper News, Carrick Times, Mid-Sussex Times, Sunday Journal, Isle of Man Examiner and Yorkshire Post. Johnston Press generates most of its revenues through its publishing business.

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