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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG (XTER:FPH) PB Ratio : 0.82 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Francotyp-Postalia Holding 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 (2024-12-14), Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's share price is €2.16. Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €2.64. Hence, Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's PB Ratio of today is 0.82.

Good Sign:

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG stock PB Ratio (=0.83) is close to 10-year low of 0.83

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

XTER:FPH' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83   Med: 2.02   Max: 5.49
Current: 0.86

During the past 13 years, Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's highest PB Ratio was 5.49. The lowest was 0.83. And the median was 2.02.

XTER:FPH's PB Ratio is ranked better than
77.75% of 1020 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.795 vs XTER:FPH: 0.86

During the past 12 months, Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 55.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 38.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG was 38.70% per year. The lowest was -37.30% per year. And the median was 3.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Francotyp-Postalia Holding 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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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG PB Ratio Chart

Francotyp-Postalia Holding 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 4.59 3.88 3.40 2.19 1.29

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG 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 1.74 1.29 1.04 1.06 0.87

Competitive Comparison of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Francotyp-Postalia Holding 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.


Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's PB Ratio falls into.



Francotyp-Postalia Holding 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.

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=2.16/2.635
=0.82

* 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.


Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG  (XTER:FPH) 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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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Prenzlauer Promenade 28, Berlin, BB, DEU, 13089
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG is a company dealing with mail communication. Its business activities focus on traditional product business, which consists of the development, manufacture, and distribution of franking systems, as well as inserting machines and after-sale business. The company divided its business activities into three business units which are Mailing, Shipping & Office Solutions, Digital Business Solutions and Mail Services. The company also comprises services such as the collection of business mail and software solutions.
Executives
Ralf Georg Spielberger Board of Directors
Carsten Von Lavergne-peguilhen Lind Board of Directors
Dr. Alexander Granderath Supervisory Board
Martin Eckhardt Geisel Board of Directors
Dr. Hans Alexander Granderath Supervisory Board
Carsten Lavergne-peguilhen Lind Board of Directors
Patricius De Gruyter Board of Directors