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Federal Agricultural Mortgage (Federal Agricultural Mortgage) PB Ratio

: 2.14 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-19), Federal Agricultural Mortgage's share price is $183.25. 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 2.14.

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

AGM' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.64   Med: 1.35   Max: 1.89
Current: 1.67

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's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
67.19% of 512 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 1.03 vs AGM: 1.67

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:

* 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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Federal Agricultural Mortgage Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.57 1.27 1.83 1.55 2.24

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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.55 1.78 1.81 1.86 2.24

Competitive Comparison

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 PB Ratio Distribution

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)
=183.25/85.531
=2.14

* 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.


Federal Agricultural Mortgage  (NYSE:AGM) 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

Address
1999 K Street, North West, 4th Floor, Washington, DC, USA, 20006
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.
Executives
Chester J Culver director C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Robert J Maines officer: SVP - Operations C/O BENEFICIAL BANCORP, INC., 1818 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Zachary Carpenter officer: Chief Business Officer C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET NW, FOURTH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Charles A Stones director C/O FARMER MAC 1999 K STREET N.W., FOURTH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Stephen P Mullery officer: SVP - General Counsel C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET N.W., 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Bradford T Nordholm officer: President and CEO C/O FARMER MAC 1999 K STREET N.W., FOURTH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Dennis L Brack director 1999 K STREET, NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Brian M Brinch officer: SVP-Business Strategy C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET NW, FOURTH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Kerry T Willie officer: SVP - Chief HR Officer C/O FARMER MAC 1999 K STREET N.W., FOURTH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Everett M Dobrinski director C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET NW, FOURTH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Sean Datcher officer: SVP- Chief Information Officer C/O FARMER MAC 1999 K STREET NW, 4TH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Robert G Sexton director C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET NW, FOURTH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Sara Louise Faivre-davis director C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET, NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
James R Engebretsen director C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET, NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Roy H Tiarks director C/O FARMER MAC 1999 K STREET NW, 4TH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006