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Forward Pharma A/S (Forward Pharma A/S) PB Ratio : 0.16 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Forward Pharma A/S 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 (2024-05-15), Forward Pharma A/S's share price is $400.50. Forward Pharma A/S's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $2,501.33. Hence, Forward Pharma A/S's PB Ratio of today is 0.16.

The historical rank and industry rank for Forward Pharma A/S's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FWPAY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.48   Max: 2.82
Current: 0.16

During the past 11 years, Forward Pharma A/S's highest PB Ratio was 2.82. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.48.

FWPAY's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 2.52 vs FWPAY: 0.16

During the past 12 months, Forward Pharma A/S's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -18.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year.

During the past 11 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Forward Pharma A/S was 35.20% per year. The lowest was -5.90% per year. And the median was 25.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Forward Pharma A/S PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Pharma A/S'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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Forward Pharma A/S PB Ratio Chart

Forward Pharma A/S Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.94 0.45 0.57 0.62 0.59

Forward Pharma A/S Semi-Annual Data
Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22
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 0.56 0.62 0.80 0.59 0.51

Competitive Comparison of Forward Pharma A/S's PB Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Forward Pharma A/S'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.


Forward Pharma A/S's PB Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Forward Pharma A/S's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Pharma A/S's PB Ratio falls into.



Forward Pharma A/S 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.

Forward Pharma A/S's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2022)
=400.50/2501.33
=0.16

* 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.


Forward Pharma A/S  (OTCPK:FWPAY) 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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Forward Pharma A/S (Forward Pharma A/S) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Ostergade 24A, 1st Floor, Copenhagen, DNK, 1100
Forward Pharma A/S is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the research and production of medicinal treatments for multiple sclerosis and psoriasis.