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First Merchants (First Merchants) PB Ratio : 0.91 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is First Merchants 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 (2024-04-28), First Merchants's share price is $34.13. First Merchants's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.40. Hence, First Merchants's PB Ratio of today is 0.91.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Merchants's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRME' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 1.21   Max: 1.89
Current: 0.91

During the past 13 years, First Merchants's highest PB Ratio was 1.89. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 1.21.

FRME's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
54.73% of 1458 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.85 vs FRME: 0.91

During the past 12 months, First Merchants's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of First Merchants was 15.20% per year. The lowest was -7.40% per year. And the median was 7.20% per year.

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First Merchants PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Merchants'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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First Merchants PB Ratio Chart

First Merchants 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 1.29 1.08 1.17 1.21 0.99

First Merchants Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.21 0.93 0.79 0.80 0.99

Competitive Comparison of First Merchants's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Merchants'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.


First Merchants's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Merchants's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Merchants's PB Ratio falls into.



First Merchants 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.

First Merchants's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=34.13/37.402
=0.91

* 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.


First Merchants  (NAS:FRME) 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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First Merchants (First Merchants) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 East Jackson Street, P.O. Box 792, Muncie, IN, USA, 47305-2814
First Merchants Corp, through its subsidiaries, provides its customers with financial services delivered locally by bankers. It offers personal banking, business banking, real estate mortgage lending, cash management services, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance. The company reports in only one segment that is community banking.
Executives
Michael C Rechin officer: Executive Vice President, other: Chief Operating Officer 13831 COLDWATER DRIVE, CARMEL IN 46032
Michael J Fisher director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Jason R Sondhi director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Gary Lehman director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Mung Chiang director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Stephan Fluhler officer: Chief Information Officer, other: Senior Vice President 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Charles E Schalliol director 300 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 950, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Kevin D Johnson director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Patrick J. Fehring director 32991 HAMILTON COURT, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48334
Patrick A Sherman director 609 TREYBOURNE DRIVE, SUITE A, GREENWOOD IN 46142
Chad Kimball officer: Chief Risk Officer 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Mark K Hardwick officer: Senior Vice President, other: Chief Financial Officer POST OFFICE BOX 792, MUNICE IN 47308-0792
Michael R Becher director 200 E. JACKSON ST., MUNCIE IN 47305
Michael C Marhenke director 200 EAST JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
William L Hoy director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305

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