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), Pharma-Bio Serv's share price is $0.605. Pharma-Bio Serv's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2024 was $0.60. Hence, Pharma-Bio Serv's PB Ratio of today is 1.02.
The historical rank and industry rank for Pharma-Bio Serv's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PBSV'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36 Med: 1.07 Max: 1.63
Current: 1.01
During the past 13 years, Pharma-Bio Serv's highest PB Ratio was 1.63. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 1.07.
PBSV's PB Ratio is ranked better than 82.62% of 610
companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.125
vs PBSV: 1.01
During the past 12 months, Pharma-Bio Serv's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -15.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Pharma-Bio Serv was 204.10% per year. The lowest was -10.80% per year. And the median was 6.00% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Pharma-Bio Serv PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Pharma-Bio Serv'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.
Competitive Comparison of Pharma-Bio Serv's PB Ratio
For the Health Information Services subindustry, Pharma-Bio Serv'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.
Pharma-Bio Serv's PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Pharma-Bio Serv's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pharma-Bio Serv's PB Ratio falls into.
Pharma-Bio Serv 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.
Pharma-Bio Serv's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
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.
Pharma-Bio Serv PB Ratio Related Terms
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Pharma-Bio Serv Inc is a compliance and technology transfer services consulting firm. It also provides microbiological testing services and chemical testing services through its laboratory testing facility in Puerto Rico. It has three reportable segments: Puerto Rico technical compliance consulting which is the key revenue driver; United States technical compliance consulting; and Europe technical compliance consulting. The company offers solutions to the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, medical devices, cosmetic and food industries, and allied products companies. It generates maximum revenue from Puerto Rico and also has its presence in United States, Europe and Other countries.
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