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Nordstrom (MEX:JWN) PB Ratio : 3.83 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Nordstrom 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 (2024-12-12), Nordstrom's share price is MXN459.05. Nordstrom's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was MXN119.90. Hence, Nordstrom's PB Ratio of today is 3.83.

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

MEX:JWN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.07   Med: 7.37   Max: 39.19
Current: 3.84

During the past 13 years, Nordstrom's highest PB Ratio was 39.19. The lowest was 2.07. And the median was 7.37.

MEX:JWN's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
78.07% of 1058 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.54 vs MEX:JWN: 3.84

During the past 12 months, Nordstrom's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 33.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 39.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Nordstrom was 39.30% per year. The lowest was -30.90% per year. And the median was 8.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Nordstrom PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nordstrom'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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Nordstrom PB Ratio Chart

Nordstrom Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.65 19.00 6.18 3.77 3.78

Nordstrom Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 3.05 3.78 3.68 4.08 3.87

Competitive Comparison of Nordstrom's PB Ratio

For the Department Stores subindustry, Nordstrom'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.


Nordstrom's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Nordstrom's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nordstrom 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Oct. 2024)
=459.05/119.897
=3.83

* 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.


Nordstrom  (MEX:JWN) 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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Nordstrom Business Description

Address
1617 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
Nordstrom is a fashion retailer that operates about 93 department stores and 280 off-price Nordstrom Rack stores. The company also operates both full- and off-price e-commerce sites, two clearance stores, and six Local locations. Nordstrom's largest merchandise categories are women's apparel (27% of 2023 sales), shoes (26% of 2023 sales), men's apparel (15% of 2023 sales), and beauty (13% of 2023 sales). Nordstrom, which traces its history to a shoe store opened in Seattle in 1901, continues to be partially owned and managed by members of the eponymous family.