Federal Agricultural Mortgage (Federal Agricultural Mortgage) PB Ratio : 1.75 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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 (2024-04-27), Federal Agricultural Mortgage's share price is $149.31. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $85.53. Hence, Federal Agricultural Mortgage's PB Ratio of today is 1.75.

Warning Sign:

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp stock PB Ratio (=1.75) is close to 10-year high of 1.89

The historical rank and industry rank for Federal Agricultural Mortgage's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AGM.A' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.64 Med: 1.35 Max: 1.89
Current: 1.75

During the past 13 years, Federal Agricultural Mortgage's highest PB Ratio was 1.89. The lowest was 0.64. And the median was 1.35.

AGM.A's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
69.53% of 512 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 1.035 vs AGM.A: 1.75

During the past 12 months, Federal Agricultural Mortgage's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Federal Agricultural Mortgage was 243.60% per year. The lowest was -68.30% per year. And the median was 10.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Federal Agricultural Mortgage PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Federal Agricultural Mortgage's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Federal Agricultural Mortgage PB Ratio Chart

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Annual Data

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1.38

1.11

1.77

1.27

1.84

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.27	1.44	1.53	1.54	1.84

Competitive Comparison of Federal Agricultural Mortgage's PB Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Federal Agricultural Mortgage'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.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage's PB Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Federal Agricultural Mortgage's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Federal Agricultural Mortgage's PB Ratio falls into.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	149.31	/	85.531
	=	1.75

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM.A) 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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Federal Agricultural Mortgage (Federal Agricultural Mortgage) Business Description

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Address

1999 K Street, North West, 4th Floor, Washington, DC, USA, 20006

Website

https://www.farmermac.com

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp provides agricultural real estate and rural housing mortgage loans in the secondary market in the U.S. Its operations consist of seven segments: Farm & Ranch, Corporate AgFinance, Rural Utilities, Renewable Energy, Funding, Investments, and Corporate. The company purchases eligible mortgage loans secured by first liens on agricultural real estate and rural housing under the Farm & Ranch line of business. Its subsidiary purchases the portions of certain agricultural, rural development, business and industry, and community facilities loans guaranteed by the USDA.