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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co) PB Ratio

: 1.05 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-16), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's share price is $17.26. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $16.48. Hence, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.05.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HPE' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 0.98   Max: 1.32
Current: 1.05

During the past 12 years, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.32. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 0.98.

HPE's PB Ratio is ranked better than
75.01% of 2393 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.84 vs HPE: 1.05

During the past 12 months, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.40% per year.

During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co was 9.80% per year. The lowest was -11.20% per year. And the median was -4.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co'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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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.24 0.69 0.95 0.92 0.93

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
PB Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 0.91 1.08 0.93 0.93

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co'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.


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co PB Ratio Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jan. 2024)
=17.26/16.477
=1.05

* 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.


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co  (NYSE:HPE) 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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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co) Business Description

Address
1701 East Mossy Oaks Road, Spring, TX, USA, 77389
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an information technology vendor that provides hardware and software to enterprises. Its primary product lines are compute servers, storage arrays, and networking equipment; it also has a high-performance computing business. HPE's stated goal is to be a complete edge-to-cloud company, and its portfolio enables hybrid clouds and hyperconverged infrastructure. It uses a primarily outsourced manufacturing model and employs 60,000 people worldwide.
Executives
Jeremy Cox officer: SVP Controller and CTO 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Phil Mottram officer: President, Intelligent Edge 11445 COMPAQ CENTER DRIVE WEST, HOUSTON TX 77070
Kirt P Karros officer: SVP, Finance & Treasurer 12400 HIGH BLUFF DR. SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Justin Hotard officer: SVP, GM, HPC and AI 11445 COMPAQ CENTER DRIVE WEST, HOUSTON TX 77070
Neil B Macdonald officer: SVP, GM of Compute 6280 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Fidelma Russo officer: EVP, GM, HC and CTO C/O IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED, ONE FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
John F Schultz officer: EVP, COLO C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Gerri Gold officer: EVP, Pres & CEO Financial Serv 4 INDUSTRIAL WAY WEST, SUITE 300, EATONTOWN NJ 07724
Alan Richard May officer: EVP, Chief People Officer 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Antonio F Neri officer: President and CEO 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Black Thomas E Jr officer: SVP, GM of Storage 6280 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Bethany Mayer director C/O IXIA, 26601 W. AGOURA ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91302
Tarek Robbiati officer: EVP & CFO 6200 SPRINT PARKWAY, OVERLAND PARK KS 66251
Jean M. Hobby director 10000 WEHRLE DRIVE, CLARENCE NY 14031
Frank A Damelio director C/O PFIZER INC., 235 EAST 42ND ST., NEW YORK NY 10017