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 (2024-04-25), Saul Centers's share price is $36.30. Saul Centers's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.78. Hence, Saul Centers's PB Ratio of today is 5.35.
The historical rank and industry rank for Saul Centers's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
BFS'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.09 Med: 7.1 Max: 11.41
Current: 5.35
During the past 13 years, Saul Centers's highest PB Ratio was 11.41. The lowest was 3.09. And the median was 7.10.
BFS's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 98.12% of 852
companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 0.835
vs BFS: 5.35
During the past 12 months, Saul Centers's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -24.40% 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 -0.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Saul Centers was 259.80% per year. The lowest was -99.30% per year. And the median was 9.95% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Saul Centers PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Saul Centers'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.
For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Saul Centers'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.
Saul Centers's PB Ratio Distribution in the REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Saul Centers's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Saul Centers's PB Ratio falls into.
Saul Centers 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.
Saul Centers's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
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.
Saul Centers PB Ratio Related Terms
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Saul Centers Inc is a self-managed real estate investment trust which invests in, operates, and develops retail and commercial properties. The company's portfolio includes community and neighbourhood shopping centres, office properties, and mixed-use properties. Properties are primarily located in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland metropolitan areas. Saul Centers operates through two business segments: shopping centers, which contribute the maximum portion of total revenue; and mixed-use properties. Major tenants include grocery stores, discount department stores, and drug stores.
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