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WSP Global (TSX:WSP) PB Ratio : 4.60 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is WSP Global 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 (2024-12-11), WSP Global's share price is C$251.98. WSP Global's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was C$54.73. Hence, WSP Global's PB Ratio of today is 4.60.

Warning Sign:

WSP Global Inc stock PB Ratio (=4.6) is close to 10-year high of 4.72

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

TSX:WSP' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.22   Med: 2.46   Max: 4.72
Current: 4.6

During the past 13 years, WSP Global's highest PB Ratio was 4.72. The lowest was 1.22. And the median was 2.46.

TSX:WSP's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86.83% of 1678 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs TSX:WSP: 4.60

During the past 12 months, WSP Global's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of WSP Global was 17.80% per year. The lowest was 2.00% per year. And the median was 7.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


WSP Global PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WSP Global'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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WSP Global PB Ratio Chart

WSP Global 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 2.82 3.36 4.64 3.26 3.66

WSP Global Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 3.81 3.66 4.38 4.01 4.39

Competitive Comparison of WSP Global's PB Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, WSP Global'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.


WSP Global's PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, WSP Global's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WSP Global's PB Ratio falls into.



WSP Global 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.

WSP Global's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=251.98/54.726
=4.60

* 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.


WSP Global  (TSX:WSP) 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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WSP Global Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1600, Rene-Levesque Bouleverd West, 11th Floor, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3H 1P9
WSP Global Inc provides engineering and design services to clients in the Transportation and Infrastructure, Property and Buildings, Environment, Power and Energy, Resources, and Industry sectors. It also offers strategic advisory services. The firm operates through four reportable segments namely, Canada, Americas ( United States and Latin America), EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), and APAC (Asia Pacific, comprising Australia, New Zealand and Asia).
Executives
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 10% Security Holder
Caisse De Dépôt Et Placement Du Québec 10% Security Holder
Guy Templeton Senior Officer
Birgit Norgaard Director
Pierre Shoiry Director, Senior Officer
Philippe Fortier Senior Officer
Alexandre L'heureux Director, Senior Officer
Alain Michaud Senior Officer
Mark Naysmith Senior Officer
Robert Ouellette Senior Officer
Jan Magnus Meyer Senior Officer
David Langlois Senior Officer
Isabelle Adjahi Senior Officer
Paul Raymond Director

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