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4SC AG (STU:VSC) PB Ratio : 14.80 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is 4SC AG 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 (2024-05-06), 4SC AG's share price is €7.40. 4SC AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.50. Hence, 4SC AG's PB Ratio of today is 14.80.

Warning Sign:

4SC AG stock PB Ratio (=15.65) is close to 5-year high of 15.65

The historical rank and industry rank for 4SC AG's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:VSC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.79   Med: 3.09   Max: 33.2
Current: 15.65

During the past 13 years, 4SC AG's highest PB Ratio was 33.20. The lowest was 1.79. And the median was 3.09.

STU:VSC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.91% of 1314 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 2.505 vs STU:VSC: 15.65

During the past 12 months, 4SC AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -61.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -48.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -35.10% 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 4SC AG was 98.70% per year. The lowest was -58.40% per year. And the median was -13.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


4SC AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for 4SC AG'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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4SC AG PB Ratio Chart

4SC AG 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 2.05 2.13 2.71 5.63 14.80

4SC AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 2.71 4.59 5.63 8.68 14.80

Competitive Comparison of 4SC AG's PB Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, 4SC AG'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.


4SC AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, 4SC AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 4SC AG's PB Ratio falls into.



4SC AG 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.

4SC AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=7.40/0.5
=14.80

* 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.


4SC AG  (STU:VSC) 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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4SC AG (STU:VSC) Business Description

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Address
Fraunhoferstraße 22, Planegg-Martinsried, DEU, 82152
4SC AG is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small-molecule drugs that can target key indications in cancer with high unmet medical needs. Its pipeline is protected by a comprehensive portfolio of patents and currently comprises two drug candidates in clinical development resminostat and Domatinostat. It Geographic area of the company is Germany, the EU, and Other countries, and the majority of the revenue comes from Other Countries.

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