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ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, (ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,) PB Ratio : 0.85 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, 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 (2024-04-29), ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s share price is $5.08. ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.96. Hence, ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s PB Ratio of today is 0.85.

Good Sign:

ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND, INC. stock PB Ratio (=0.84) is close to 1-year low of 0.77

The historical rank and industry rank for ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AEF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 0.9   Max: 1.26
Current: 0.85

During the past 13 years, ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s highest PB Ratio was 1.26. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 0.90.

AEF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
70.02% of 1691 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs AEF: 0.85

During the past 12 months, ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, was 6.30% per year. The lowest was -24.60% per year. And the median was -11.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'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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ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, PB Ratio Chart

ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, 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 0.88 0.87 0.91 0.89 0.86

ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 0.91 0.89 0.89 0.86 0.86

Competitive Comparison of ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'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.


ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s PB Ratio falls into.



ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, 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.

ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=5.08/5.96
=0.85

* 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.


ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,  (AMEX:AEF) 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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ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND, (ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITYOME FUND,) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND, INC. is a closed-end investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek to provide both current income and long-term capital appreciation. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of Chile. The Fund invests in a range of sectors, including financials, consumer staples, utilities, consumer discretionary, materials, energy, information technology, Private Equity, telecommunication services, healthcare, real estate and industrials.
Executives
Peter Branner other: Other - Director of Adviser C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Xavier Meyer other: Director of Adviser C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katie Lynn Gebauer officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katherine A. Corey officer: Vice President 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Grant Thomas Hotson other: Director of Adviser 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Robert W. Hepp officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Wonil Kim officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Brian Kordeck officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Michael Marsico officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Neil Andrew Slater other: Director of Adviser C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Rahn K Porter director 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Bill Maher director 600 WEST BROADWAY, 30TH FL., SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Michael Mark Redman other: Director of Adviser C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Robert Mckillop other: Director of Adviser C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Alex Hoctor-duncan other: Director of Adviser C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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