Quarto Group (The) (LSE:QRT) PB Ratio : 0.93 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)

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What is Quarto Group (The) 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 (2024-04-29), Quarto Group (The)'s share price is £1.25. Quarto Group (The)'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was £1.35. Hence, Quarto Group (The)'s PB Ratio of today is 0.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for Quarto Group (The)'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:QRT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62 Med: 1.21 Max: 2.43
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, Quarto Group (The)'s highest PB Ratio was 2.43. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.21.

LSE:QRT's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.46 vs LSE:QRT: 0.93

During the past 12 months, Quarto Group (The)'s average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 23.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 21.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Quarto Group (The) was 71.50% per year. The lowest was -24.80% per year. And the median was 6.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Quarto Group (The) PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quarto Group (The)'s PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Quarto Group (The) PB Ratio Chart

Quarto Group (The) Annual Data

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1.06

0.96

0.74

1.15

0.87

Quarto Group (The) Semi-Annual Data
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PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.12	1.15	1.38	0.87	1.30

Competitive Comparison of Quarto Group (The)'s PB Ratio

For the Publishing subindustry, Quarto Group (The)'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.

Quarto Group (The)'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Quarto Group (The)'s PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quarto Group (The)'s PB Ratio falls into.

Quarto Group (The) 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.

Quarto Group (The)'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2023)
	=	1.25	/	1.351
	=	0.93

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Quarto Group (The) (LSE:QRT) 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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Quarto Group (The) (LSE:QRT) Business Description

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1 Triptych Place, 2nd Floor, London, GBR, SE1 9SH

Website

https://www.quarto.com

Quarto Group (The) Inc is an American book publisher. Its genre of books ranges from inspirational, educational, and creative for entertainment. With a hoard of titles themed on cookery, children's amusement, history, animal kingdom, movies, self-help, art, travel, and leisure, Quarto caters to all segments of society. Its publishing businesses comprise two divisions: US Publishing, and UK Publishing. The company's geographical segments are the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Rest of the World, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from the United States of America.

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