Premier Farnell (LSE:PFLB.PFD) PB Ratio : (As of Jul. 23, 2025)

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What is Premier Farnell 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 (2025-07-23), Premier Farnell's share price is £16.50. Premier Farnell's Book Value per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2015 was £0.00. Hence, Premier Farnell's PB Ratio of today is .

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

LSE:PFLB.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.03 Med: 11.38 Max: 63.54
Current: 8.32

During the past 13 years, Premier Farnell's highest PB Ratio was 63.54. The lowest was 5.03. And the median was 11.38.

LSE:PFLB.PFD's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.96 vs LSE:PFLB.PFD: 8.32

During the past 12 months, Premier Farnell's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Premier Farnell was 60.90% per year. The lowest was -77.40% per year. And the median was 13.45% per year.

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Premier Farnell PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Premier Farnell's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Premier Farnell's PB Ratio

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Premier Farnell's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Premier Farnell's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Premier Farnell's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Premier Farnell 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.

Premier Farnell's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (A: Jan. 2015)
	=	16.50	/
	=

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

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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.

Premier Farnell (LSE:PFLB.PFD) 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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Premier Farnell PLC was incorporated on April 6, 1966 and is domiciled in the UK. The Company's business activities are providing electronic, electrical and industrial products and services to the design, maintenance and repair sectors. The Company is organized into two reportable business segments: the Marketing and Distribution Division, comprising the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific and Other Distribution Businesses, and the Industrial Products Division. The Marketing and Distribution Division (MDD) supports customers around the world who range from engineers to purchasing professionals and electronics enthusiasts. MDD includes both the element14 businesses in Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific as well as CPC and MCM. The Industrial Products Division comprises Akron Brass, an innovator in life safety and the world leader in the manufacture of high-performance components for fire-fighting.

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