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American Biofuels (TSXV:ABS.H) PB Ratio : (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is American Biofuels 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 (2024-05-25), American Biofuels's share price is C$1.99. American Biofuels's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was C$-0.36. Hence, American Biofuels's PB Ratio of today is .

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

During the past 13 years, American Biofuels's highest PB Ratio was 35.71. The lowest was 35.71. And the median was 35.71.

TSXV:ABS.H's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -150.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of American Biofuels was 62.10% per year. The lowest was -150.20% per year. And the median was -40.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


American Biofuels PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Biofuels'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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American Biofuels PB Ratio Chart

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American Biofuels Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of American Biofuels's PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, American Biofuels'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.


American Biofuels's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, American Biofuels's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Biofuels's PB Ratio falls into.



American Biofuels 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.

American Biofuels's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jan. 2024)
=1.99/-0.355
=

* 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.


American Biofuels  (TSXV:ABS.H) 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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American Biofuels (TSXV:ABS.H) Business Description

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Address
303 - 595 Howe Street, P.O. Box 4, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2T5
American Biofuels Inc is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties and exploring alternative energy biofuel solutions. The company conducts all of its operations in the United States and Canada.

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