Softcat (LSE:SCT) PB Ratio : 11.02 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)

Softcat PB Ratio Chart

Softcat Annual Data
	Trend	Jul15	Jul16	Jul17	Jul18	Jul19	Jul20	Jul21	Jul22	Jul23	Jul24
PB Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					17.81	21.48	13.17	11.87	10.87

Softcat Semi-Annual Data
	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24	Jul24	Jan25
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															11.84	11.87	11.73	10.87	11.38

Competitive Comparison of Softcat's PB Ratio

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Softcat'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.

Softcat's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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

Softcat 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.

Softcat's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

* 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.

Softcat  (LSE:SCT) 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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