Porta Communications (LSE:PTCM) PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 08, 2026)

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What is Porta Communications 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 (2026-08-08), Porta Communications's share price is £0.00. Porta Communications's Book Value per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 was £0.00. Hence, Porta Communications's PB Ratio of today is .

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

During the past 13 years, Porta Communications's highest PB Ratio was 7.50. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 1.43.

LSE:PTCM's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.3
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 12 months, Porta Communications's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -100.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Porta Communications was 26.60% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was -33.25% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Porta Communications  (LSE:PTCM) 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.

Porta Communications PB Ratio Related Terms

Porta Communications PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Porta Communications'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.

Porta Communications PB Ratio Chart

Porta Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.58 2.00 3.13 4.44 0.00

Porta Communications Semi-Annual Data
Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18
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 3.13 3.33 4.44 3.33 0.00

LSE:PTCM vs NWCN, ADMG: PB Ratio Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Porta Communications'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.

Porta Communications PB Ratio vs Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Porta Communications's PB Ratio falls into.


Porta Communications 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.

Porta Communications's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (A: Dec. 2018)
=0.00/0
=

* 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:

PB Ratio=Market Cap /(Total Stockholders Equity-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.

Porta Communications Business Description

Address 50 Basinghall Street, Sky Light City Tower, London, GBR, EC2V 5DE
Porta Communications PLC is communications, marketing, design, advertising and analytical service provider. The company engages its business through three segments: Corporate Communications, Marketing and Advertising, and Head Office. Its operating segments include Corporate Communications and Marketing and Advertising through which it offers public relations, public affairs, media buying, advertising, marketing and corporate branding services. Its Head Office segment offers group treasury, and finance and management services. The majority of the company revenues are generated through the Corporate Communications segment mainly from the Europe and Asia-Pacific region.