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Vas AG (WBO:VAS) PB Ratio : 7.69 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Vas 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 (2024-06-23), Vas AG's share price is €8.50. Vas AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.11. Hence, Vas AG's PB Ratio of today is 7.69.

Good Sign:

Vas AG stock PB Ratio (=7.69) is close to 1-year low of 7.69

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

WBO:VAS' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.69   Med: 8.14   Max: 9.58
Current: 7.69

During the past 3 years, Vas AG's highest PB Ratio was 9.58. The lowest was 7.69. And the median was 8.14.

WBO:VAS's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.28% of 424 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs WBO:VAS: 7.69

During the past 12 months, Vas AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Vas AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vas 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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Vas AG PB Ratio Chart

Vas AG Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
- 5.55 8.05

Vas AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio - 5.55 8.05

Competitive Comparison of Vas AG's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Vas 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.


Vas AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Vas AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vas 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=8.50/1.106
=7.69

* 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.


Vas AG  (WBO:VAS) 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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Vas AG (WBO:VAS) Business Description

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Address
Lagerhausstraße 6, Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg, AUT, 5071
Vas AG is a one-stop provider of solid fuel combustion plants for generating heat and electricity. It engages in the development, planning, construction, and maintenance of hot water systems, thermal oil systems and steam plants.

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