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Volkswagen AG (XBUL:VOW3) PB Ratio : 0.12 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Volkswagen 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 (2024-12-15), Volkswagen AG's share price is лв86.48. Volkswagen AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was лв729.94. Hence, Volkswagen AG's PB Ratio of today is 0.12.

Good Sign:

Volkswagen AG stock PB Ratio (=0.25) is close to 10-year low of 0.23

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

XBUL:VOW3' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 0.64   Max: 1.35
Current: 0.25

During the past 13 years, Volkswagen AG's highest PB Ratio was 1.35. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.64.

XBUL:VOW3's PB Ratio is ranked better than
95.76% of 1275 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs XBUL:VOW3: 0.25

During the past 12 months, Volkswagen AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Volkswagen AG was 24.10% per year. The lowest was -2.00% per year. And the median was 8.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Volkswagen AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Volkswagen 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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Volkswagen AG PB Ratio Chart

Volkswagen AG Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Volkswagen AG's PB Ratio

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Volkswagen 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.


Volkswagen AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Volkswagen AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Volkswagen 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=86.48/729.935
=0.12

* 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.


Volkswagen AG  (XBUL:VOW3) 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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Volkswagen AG Business Description

Address
Berliner Ring 2, Wolfsburg, NI, DEU, 38440
Volkswagen is the second-largest automotive original equipment manufacturer by vehicle sales globally, selling 9.4 million vehicles in 2023. 80% of group revenue is generated by its four vehicle segments—core (Volkswagen, SEAT, Skoda, and VW commercial), progressive (Audi, Lamborghini, and Bentley), sports luxury (Porsche), and Traton commercial vehicles (Traton, Scania, Navistar, MAN, and VW truck and bus). It also has a vehicle software business (Cariad), batteries, and power engineering production and financial services.

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