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 (2024-04-27), Fonar's share price is $16.27. Fonar's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25.39. Hence, Fonar's PB Ratio of today is 0.64.
The historical rank and industry rank for Fonar's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FONR'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53 Med: 1.43 Max: 8.37
Current: 0.64
During the past 13 years, Fonar's highest PB Ratio was 8.37. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 1.43.
FONR's PB Ratio is ranked better than 86.67% of 210
companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 2.055
vs FONR: 0.64
During the past 12 months, Fonar's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 24.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Fonar was 184.40% per year. The lowest was -44.70% per year. And the median was 11.70% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Fonar PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Fonar'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 Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Fonar'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.
Fonar's PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Fonar's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Fonar's PB Ratio falls into.
Fonar 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.
Fonar'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.
Fonar PB Ratio Related Terms
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Fonar Corp is a United States-based company which is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, which utilize MRI technology for the detection and diagnosis of human disease, abnormalities, other medical conditions, and injuries. The company operates through two segments namely Manufacturing and servicing of medical equipment; and the Management of diagnostic imaging centers, which generates a vast majority of the revenue. The company's areas of operations are principally in the United States. It also exports to the United Arab Emirates, England, and Germany.
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