Automatic Data Processing (LTS:0HJI) PB Ratio : 22.95 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)

Automatic Data Processing PB Ratio Chart

Automatic Data Processing Annual Data
	Trend	Jun15	Jun16	Jun17	Jun18	Jun19	Jun20	Jun21	Jun22	Jun23	Jun24
PB Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					10.90	14.78	27.16	25.76	21.47

Automatic Data Processing Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															28.52	22.10	22.12	21.47	21.01

Competitive Comparison of Automatic Data Processing's PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Automatic Data Processing'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.

Automatic Data Processing's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Automatic Data Processing's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Automatic Data Processing's PB Ratio falls into.

Automatic Data Processing 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.

Automatic Data Processing'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.

Automatic Data Processing  (LTS:0HJI) 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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