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Bouvet ASA (OSL:BOUV) PB Ratio : 12.23 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is Bouvet ASA 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 (2024-06-13), Bouvet ASA's share price is kr64.30. Bouvet ASA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr5.26. Hence, Bouvet ASA's PB Ratio of today is 12.23.

Good Sign:

Bouvet ASA stock PB Ratio (=12.23) is close to 3-year low of 11.45

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

OSL:BOUV' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.76   Med: 10.35   Max: 20.82
Current: 12.23

During the past 13 years, Bouvet ASA's highest PB Ratio was 20.82. The lowest was 4.76. And the median was 10.35.

OSL:BOUV's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
91.43% of 2567 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.61 vs OSL:BOUV: 12.23

During the past 12 months, Bouvet ASA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Bouvet ASA was 24.40% per year. The lowest was 2.20% per year. And the median was 10.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Bouvet ASA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bouvet ASA'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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Bouvet ASA PB Ratio Chart

Bouvet ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.55 17.30 17.59 13.78 13.92

Bouvet ASA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 12.16 20.48 15.22 13.92 11.78

Competitive Comparison of Bouvet ASA's PB Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Bouvet ASA'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.


Bouvet ASA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bouvet ASA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bouvet ASA 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.

Bouvet ASA's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=64.30/5.256
=12.23

* 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.


Bouvet ASA  (OSL:BOUV) 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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Bouvet ASA (OSL:BOUV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Sorkedalsveien 8, Oslo, NOR, NO-0369
Bouvet ASA is a consultancy company that provides advice in the field of information technology and digital communication. The company caters to both private and public-sector players. Some of the business sectors include Power supply, Bank & finance, Oil & Gas, Public admin, Transportation, Retail, and Health. Its geographical segments are Norway, Sweden, and Other countries, of which the vast majority of its revenue comes from Norway.

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