The historical rank and industry rank for Encore Capital Group's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ECPG'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59 Med: 1.23 Max: 2.32
Current: 1.06
During the past 13 years, Encore Capital Group's highest PB Ratio was 2.32. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 1.23.
ECPG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 67.85% of 1459
companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.85
vs ECPG: 1.06
During the past 12 months, Encore Capital Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -21.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Encore Capital Group was 32.30% per year. The lowest was -16.90% per year. And the median was 18.90% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Encore Capital Group PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Encore Capital Group'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.
Competitive Comparison of Encore Capital Group's PB Ratio
For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Encore Capital Group'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.
Encore Capital Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Encore Capital Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Encore Capital Group's PB Ratio falls into.
Encore Capital Group 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.
Encore Capital Group'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.
Encore Capital Group (NAS:ECPG) PB Ratio Explanation
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.
Encore Capital Group PB Ratio Related Terms
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Encore Capital Group (Encore Capital Group) Business Description
Encore Capital Group Inc is a specialty finance company. It provides debt recovery solutions for consumers and property owners across a broad range of financial assets. The company purchase portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manage them by working with individuals as the consumer repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Encore has only a reportable segment being portfolio purchasing and recovery.
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