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Science Group (LSE:SAG) PB Ratio : 2.29 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Science Group 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 (2025-03-29), Science Group's share price is £4.30. Science Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £1.88. Hence, Science Group's PB Ratio of today is 2.29.

Good Sign:

Science Group PLC stock PB Ratio (=2.33) is close to 5-year low of 2.18.

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

LSE:SAG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.27   Med: 2.36   Max: 4.88
Current: 2.29

During the past 13 years, Science Group's highest PB Ratio was 4.88. The lowest was 1.27. And the median was 2.36.

LSE:SAG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
62.78% of 1013 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.73 vs LSE:SAG: 2.29

During the past 12 months, Science Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Science Group was 25.50% per year. The lowest was -13.20% per year. And the median was 4.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Science Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Science Group'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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Science Group PB Ratio Chart

Science Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.79 3.14 2.30 2.28 2.41

Science Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 2.30 2.32 2.28 2.41 2.41

Competitive Comparison of Science Group's PB Ratio

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Science Group'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.


Science Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Science Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Science Group's PB Ratio falls into.


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Science Group 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.

Science Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=4.30/1.878
=2.29

* 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.


Science Group  (LSE:SAG) 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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Science Group Business Description

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Address
Harston Mill, Harston, Cambridge, GBR, CB22 7GG
Science Group PLC provides outsourced science and technology-based consultancy, advisory, and product development services to a wide range of industries and markets. The company operates in the following segments: Consultancy Services, Systems-Submarine Atmosphere Management, Systems-Audio Chips and Modules, and Freehold Properties. The Consultancy Services comprises the Research & Development, Regulatory & Compliance, and Defence & Aerospace Practices. The Systems Businesses comprise Submarine Atmosphere Management which designs, develops, and manufactures submarine atmosphere systems for the defence sector. Its geographical segments are the United Kingdom, Other European Countries, North America, and Asia, of which the majority of its revenue comes from the United Kingdom.