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Lazard Global Total Return & Fd (Lazard Global Total Return & Fd) PB Ratio : 0.87 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Lazard Global Total Return & Fd 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), Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's share price is $15.56. Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.93. Hence, Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's PB Ratio of today is 0.87.

Good Sign:

Lazard Global Total Return & Inc Fd Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.87) is close to 1-year low of 0.79

The historical rank and industry rank for Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LGI' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 0.92   Max: 1.12
Current: 0.87

During the past 7 years, Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's highest PB Ratio was 1.12. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 0.92.

LGI's PB Ratio is ranked better than
63.97% of 1693 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs LGI: 0.87

During the past 12 months, Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.50% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lazard Global Total Return & Fd was 12.00% per year. The lowest was -4.30% per year. And the median was -1.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Lazard Global Total Return & Fd PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lazard Global Total Return & Fd'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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Lazard Global Total Return & Fd PB Ratio Chart

Lazard Global Total Return & Fd Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.91 0.90 0.95 0.91 0.85

Lazard Global Total Return & Fd Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.95 0.96 0.91 0.89 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Lazard Global Total Return & Fd'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.


Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's PB Ratio falls into.



Lazard Global Total Return & Fd 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.

Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=15.56/17.929
=0.87

* 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.


Lazard Global Total Return & Fd  (NYSE:LGI) 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.


Lazard Global Total Return & Fd PB Ratio Related Terms

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Lazard Global Total Return & Fd (Lazard Global Total Return & Fd) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 57th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10112
Lazard Global Total Return & Inc Fd Inc is a United States-based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is total return consisting of capital appreciation and income. The fund's portfolio of investment consists of different sector investments such as consumer staples, financials, consumer discretionary, healthcare, materials, sovereign debt, and others.
Executives
Christopher Snively officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Evan L Russo director C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Nargis Hilal officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Andrew Lacey other: Deputy Chairman of LAM (1)
Christina M. Kennedy officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Jessica A Falzone officer: Assistant Secretary C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
William B Rosenberg other: See comment* C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Ronald Temple other: Portfolio manager of issuer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Shari L. Soloway officer: Assistant Secretary C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Mark Richard Anderson officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O LAZARD MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Franci J Blassberg director C/O DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP, 919 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tamar Goldstein officer: Interim CCO & Asst. Secy(1) 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112-6300
Trevor William Morrison director 40 WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTH, 406D, NEW YORK NY 10012
Barnaby Wilson other: Portfolio manager of issuer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Louis Florentin-lee other: Portfolio manager of issuer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112

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