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ABL Group ASA (OSTO:AQUAO) PB Ratio : 1.34 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is ABL Group 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 (2024-05-15), ABL Group ASA's share price is kr11.55. ABL Group ASA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr8.62. Hence, ABL Group ASA's PB Ratio of today is 1.34.

Good Sign:

ABL Group ASA stock PB Ratio (=1.35) is close to 3-year low of 1.32

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

OSTO:AQUAo' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 0.85   Max: 2.7
Current: 1.32

During the past 11 years, ABL Group ASA's highest PB Ratio was 2.70. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.85.

OSTO:AQUAo's PB Ratio is ranked better than
62.12% of 1027 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs OSTO:AQUAo: 1.32

During the past 12 months, ABL Group ASA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 33.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year.

During the past 11 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of ABL Group ASA was 31.80% per year. The lowest was -11.50% per year. And the median was 2.45% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


ABL Group ASA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABL Group 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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ABL Group ASA PB Ratio Chart

ABL Group 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 0.59 1.48 1.65 2.10 1.48

ABL Group ASA Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.10 - 1.75 1.58 1.48

Competitive Comparison of ABL Group ASA's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, ABL Group 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.


ABL Group ASA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



ABL Group 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=11.55/8.62
=1.34

* 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.


ABL Group ASA  (OSTO:AQUAo) 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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ABL Group ASA (OSTO:AQUAO) Business Description

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Address
10 Lower Thames Street, 1st Floor, Northern and Shell Building, London, GBR, EC3R 6EN
ABL Group ASA is an independent energy and marine consultant working in energy and oceans to de-risk and drive the energy transition across the renewables, maritime, and oil and gas sectors, offering its clients expertise across marine, engineering, and adjusting disciplines from more than 300 locations world wide. It has offices majorly in marine and offshore energy hubs in countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

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