ReadSoft AB (OSTO:RSOF B) PB Ratio : 5.28 (As of Jul. 07, 2025)

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What is ReadSoft 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 (2025-07-07), ReadSoft AB's share price is kr56.25. ReadSoft AB's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was kr10.65. Hence, ReadSoft AB's PB Ratio of today is 5.28.

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

OSTO:RSOF B' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.15 Med: 1.94 Max: 5.35
Current: 5.28

During the past 13 years, ReadSoft AB's highest PB Ratio was 5.35. The lowest was 1.15. And the median was 1.94.

OSTO:RSOF B's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.915 vs OSTO:RSOF B: 5.28

During the past 12 months, ReadSoft AB's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of ReadSoft AB was 42.70% per year. The lowest was 1.40% per year. And the median was 10.55% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

ReadSoft AB PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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ReadSoft AB PB Ratio Chart

ReadSoft AB Annual Data

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2.62

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1.96

1.73

ReadSoft AB Quarterly Data
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PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.37	2.08	1.73	1.61	4.16

Competitive Comparison of ReadSoft AB's PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, ReadSoft AB's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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ReadSoft AB's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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ReadSoft 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.

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

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2014)
	=	56.25	/	10.649
	=	5.28

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

PB Ratio

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(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.

ReadSoft AB (OSTO:RSOF 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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ReadSoft AB is a Sweden-based company that creates and markets software and services for document automation, processes such as data entry, information verification, document workflows, and e-voicing. The company operates in over 16 countries worldwide, with partnerships in an additional 70. The company offers solutions primarily for industries such as banking, manufacturing, service bureaus, market research, insurance, government, and medical. Major customers include IKEA, Audi, Porsche, Yves Rocher, Swedish Tax, DaimlerChrysler, HSBS Bank, Avon, Bosch, London Underground, New York Transit, Toyota, Volvo, Monoprix, Ericsson, and ING. The company is headquartered in Helsingborg, Sweden. The company offers ReadSoft DOCUMENTS, a complete software platform for document automation. The product incorporates five Automation Areas: Capture, capturing the information in any format and making it ready for electronic processing; Understand, enabling the computer to read, sort, interpret, extract, and index documents electronically; Manage, providing customers with control of electronic documents, including the verification and quality control with archiving and monitoring capabilities; Integrate, integration with the business software; and Interchange, Electronic Data Interchange. Capabilities within each Automation Area are customized to the needs of the customer, and solutions can be expanded to include any required extra capabilities. Also, this software can be integrated with systems such as SAP and Oracle E-Business Suite, Intentia, and IFS. ReadSoft business solutions for specific areas include: ReadSoft Documents for Mailrooms, Documents for EDI, Documents for Invoices, and Documents for Forms. Additionally, the company offers Professional Services such as project management and customization, Solution Optimization, Training, and Technical Support.

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