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Sherwin-Williams Co (BSP:S1HW34) PB Ratio : 22.79 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Sherwin-Williams Co 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), Sherwin-Williams Co's share price is R$156.48. Sherwin-Williams Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$6.87. Hence, Sherwin-Williams Co's PB Ratio of today is 22.79.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sherwin-Williams Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:S1HW34' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.73   Med: 15.93   Max: 57.85
Current: 22.22

During the past 13 years, Sherwin-Williams Co's highest PB Ratio was 57.85. The lowest was 8.73. And the median was 15.93.

BSP:S1HW34's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.09% of 1533 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs BSP:S1HW34: 22.22

During the past 12 months, Sherwin-Williams Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 21.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Sherwin-Williams Co was 62.10% per year. The lowest was -16.90% per year. And the median was 7.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Sherwin-Williams Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sherwin-Williams Co'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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Sherwin-Williams Co PB Ratio Chart

Sherwin-Williams Co 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 - 53.00 37.01 20.08 21.27

Sherwin-Williams Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 17.68 18.51 17.52 21.27 25.23

Competitive Comparison of Sherwin-Williams Co's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sherwin-Williams Co'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.


Sherwin-Williams Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sherwin-Williams Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sherwin-Williams Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Sherwin-Williams Co 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.

Sherwin-Williams Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=156.48/6.867
=22.79

* 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.


Sherwin-Williams Co  (BSP:S1HW34) 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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Sherwin-Williams Co (BSP:S1HW34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 West Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44115-1075
Sherwin-Williams is the largest provider of architectural paint in the United States. The company has over 4,900 stores and sells premium paint at higher price points than most competitors. Sherwin-Williams also sells paint-related products in big-box stores and provides coatings for original equipment manufacturers.

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