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), Kewaunee Scientific's share price is $36.20. Kewaunee Scientific's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $15.33. Hence, Kewaunee Scientific's PB Ratio of today is 2.36.
Warning Sign:
Kewaunee Scientific Corp stock PB Ratio (=2.37) is close to 10-year high of 2.37
The historical rank and industry rank for Kewaunee Scientific's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
KEQU'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.46 Med: 1.28 Max: 2.4
Current: 2.36
During the past 13 years, Kewaunee Scientific's highest PB Ratio was 2.40. The lowest was 0.46. And the median was 1.28.
During the past 12 months, Kewaunee Scientific's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 22.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kewaunee Scientific was 25.50% per year. The lowest was -13.80% per year. And the median was 0.80% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Kewaunee Scientific PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kewaunee Scientific'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.
Competitive Comparison of Kewaunee Scientific's PB Ratio
For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Kewaunee Scientific'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.
Kewaunee Scientific's PB Ratio Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry
For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kewaunee Scientific's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kewaunee Scientific's PB Ratio falls into.
Kewaunee Scientific 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.
Kewaunee Scientific's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
Kewaunee Scientific (NAS:KEQU) PB Ratio Explanation
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.
Kewaunee Scientific PB Ratio Related Terms
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Kewaunee Scientific (Kewaunee Scientific) Business Description
Kewaunee Scientific Corp is engaged in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory, healthcare, and technical furniture products. The company operates through two segments: Domestic and International. The Domestic business segment designs manufacture and install scientific and technical furniture, including steel and wood laboratory cabinetry, fume hoods, laminate casework, flexible systems, work surfaces, workstations, workbenches, and computer enclosures. The International business segment provides facility design, engineering, construction and project management from the planning stage through the testing and commissioning of laboratories. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Domestic business segment.
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