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St Galler Kantonalbank AG (XSWX:SGKN) PB Ratio : 0.89 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is St Galler Kantonalbank 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 (2024-12-13), St Galler Kantonalbank AG's share price is CHF431.00. St Galler Kantonalbank AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was CHF483.96. Hence, St Galler Kantonalbank AG's PB Ratio of today is 0.89.

Good Sign:

St Galler Kantonalbank AG stock PB Ratio (=0.9) is close to 10-year low of 0.84

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

XSWX:SGKN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.03   Max: 1.38
Current: 0.91

During the past 13 years, St Galler Kantonalbank AG's highest PB Ratio was 1.38. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.03.

XSWX:SGKN's PB Ratio is ranked better than
53.4% of 1528 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.94 vs XSWX:SGKN: 0.91

During the past 12 months, St Galler Kantonalbank AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of St Galler Kantonalbank AG was 3.90% per year. The lowest was 1.70% per year. And the median was 2.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


St Galler Kantonalbank AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for St Galler Kantonalbank 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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St Galler Kantonalbank AG PB Ratio Chart

St Galler Kantonalbank 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 1.06 0.96 0.97 1.04 1.01

St Galler Kantonalbank AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 0.98 1.04 1.04 1.01 0.89

Competitive Comparison of St Galler Kantonalbank AG's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, St Galler Kantonalbank 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.


St Galler Kantonalbank AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, St Galler Kantonalbank AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where St Galler Kantonalbank AG's PB Ratio falls into.



St Galler Kantonalbank 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.

St Galler Kantonalbank AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2024)
=431.00/483.962
=0.89

* 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.


St Galler Kantonalbank AG  (XSWX:SGKN) 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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St Galler Kantonalbank AG Business Description

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Address
St. Leonhardstrasse 25, St. Gallen, CHE, 9001
St Galler Kantonalbank AG provides banking services to the local population and small and middle-sized companies in Switzerland and globally. It also offers private banking. The bank adopts a balanced business model based on two revenue sources. Its objectives are the growth of loans, the growth of funds under management, cost and income ratio and return on equity. The firm operates in St Gall through its network of branches. The company has developed and promoted the brand Cantonal bank. Retail and commercial clients, private banking, and corporate center are the segments of the company.

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