Fingerprint Cards AB (OSTO:FING B) PB Ratio : 0.46 (As of May. 09, 2024)

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What is Fingerprint Cards AB 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 (2024-05-09), Fingerprint Cards AB's share price is kr0.5395. Fingerprint Cards AB's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr1.17. Hence, Fingerprint Cards AB's PB Ratio of today is 0.46.

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

OSTO:FING B' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4 Med: 4.26 Max: 57.25
Current: 0.46

During the past 13 years, Fingerprint Cards AB's highest PB Ratio was 57.25. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 4.26.

OSTO:FING B's PB Ratio is ranked better than
93.88% of 2387 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.89 vs OSTO:FING B: 0.46

During the past 12 months, Fingerprint Cards AB's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -41.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -30.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -25.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Fingerprint Cards AB was 104.10% per year. The lowest was -32.60% per year. And the median was -8.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Fingerprint Cards AB PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fingerprint Cards AB's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Fingerprint Cards AB PB Ratio Chart

Fingerprint Cards AB Annual Data

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3.30

4.44

5.93

1.42

1.48

Fingerprint Cards AB Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.42	1.75	1.04	0.66	1.48

Competitive Comparison of Fingerprint Cards AB's PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Fingerprint Cards AB'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.

Fingerprint Cards AB's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Fingerprint Cards AB's PB Ratio falls into.

Fingerprint Cards AB 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.

Fingerprint Cards AB's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	0.5395	/	1.166
	=	0.46

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Fingerprint Cards AB (OSTO:FING B) 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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Fingerprint Cards AB (OSTO:FING B) Business Description

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Address

P.O. Box 2412, Gothenburg, SWE, SE-403 16

Website

https://www.fingerprints.com

Fingerprint Cards AB is a Sweden-based company that is principally engaged in offering a broad range of biometric solutions. The company's products include fingerprint touch sensors, fingerprint swipe sensors, fingerprint area sensors, biometric modules, development kits, solutions, and others. The company targets the smartphone/tablet market and vertical markets where it can integrate its products; smartcards, the automotive industry, and the Internet of Things are prioritized markets. The company has a patent portfolio with global protection. The company markets and sells its products worldwide.

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