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First South Bancorp (First South Bancorp) PB Ratio : 1.87 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is First South Bancorp 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 (2024-04-25), First South Bancorp's share price is $18.65. First South Bancorp's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $9.95. Hence, First South Bancorp's PB Ratio of today is 1.87.

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

FSBK's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 0.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


First South Bancorp PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First South Bancorp'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 South Bancorp PB Ratio Chart

First South Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.62 1.01 0.96 0.99 1.30

First South Bancorp Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 1.07 1.30 1.29 1.71 1.84

Competitive Comparison of First South Bancorp's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First South Bancorp'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 South Bancorp's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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



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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2017)
=18.65/9.954
=1.87

* 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 South Bancorp  (NAS:FSBK) 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 South Bancorp (First South Bancorp) Business Description

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First South Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company. The bank has one significant operating segment, Commercial Banking Services. The bank provides both personal and business online banking services. The bank's principal business consists of attracting deposits from the general public and investing these funds in commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial business loans, equipment leases, consumer loans and loans secured by first and second mortgages on owner-occupied, single-family residences in its market area.
Executives
William L Wall officer: Secretary 1131 CAROLINA AVE, WASHINGTON NC 27889

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