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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises) PB Ratio

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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 (2024-04-18), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's share price is $1.00. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.25. Hence, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 12 years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's highest PB Ratio was 103.41. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 1.34.

BW's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 1.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 28.30% per year.

During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises was 83.30% per year. The lowest was -31.50% per year. And the median was 18.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises'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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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises'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.


Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises PB Ratio Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's PB Ratio falls into.



Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 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.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=1.00/-2.248
=

* 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.


Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises  (NYSE:BW) 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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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises) Business Description

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Address
1200 East Market Street, Suite 650, Akron, OH, USA, 44305
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is a power generation equipment supplier and servicing company that operates in three segments: B&W Renewable, B&W Environmental, and B&W Thermal. B&W Thermal, which focuses on steam generation products and solutions for plants in the power generation, oil and gas, and industrial sectors, generates the majority of the company's revenue. B&W Renewable focuses on sustainable power and heat generation while B&W Environmental focuses on emissions control. The company's customer base spans the industrial, electrical utility, and municipal industries located predominantly in the United States, Canada, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Business in the U.S. contributes the vast majority of its revenue.
Executives
Henry E Bartoli director, officer: Chief Strategy Officer 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Christopher S Riker officer: Senior Vice President 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Louis Jr Salamone officer: Chief Financial Officer 7925 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Joseph A Tato director 580 INDIAN HARBOR ROAD, VERO BEACH FL 32963
B. Riley Financial, Inc. 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Kenneth M Young officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
John J Dziewisz officer: SVP & Corp. Secy. 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Joseph T Buckler officer: Senior Vice President 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Jimmy B Morgan officer: SVP, Babcock & Wilcox 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Philip D Moeller director 2306 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Rebecca L Stahl director 2106 SOUTH BAY LANE, RESTON VA 20191
Brf Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Brc Partners Opportunity Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD. SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Vintage Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 4705 S APOPKA VINELAND ROAD SUITE 210, ORLANDO FL 32819

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