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NetScout Systems (NetScout Systems) PB Ratio : 0.74 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is NetScout Systems 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 (2024-04-26), NetScout Systems's share price is $19.82. NetScout Systems's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $26.81. Hence, NetScout Systems's PB Ratio of today is 0.74.

Good Sign:

NetScout Systems Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.74) is close to 10-year low of 0.71

The historical rank and industry rank for NetScout Systems's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NTCT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.71   Med: 1.11   Max: 4.62
Current: 0.74

During the past 13 years, NetScout Systems's highest PB Ratio was 4.62. The lowest was 0.71. And the median was 1.11.

NTCT's PB Ratio is ranked better than
91.12% of 2578 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.62 vs NTCT: 0.74

During the past 12 months, NetScout Systems's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of NetScout Systems was 42.50% per year. The lowest was -3.20% per year. And the median was 9.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


NetScout Systems PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for NetScout Systems'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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NetScout Systems PB Ratio Chart

NetScout Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 0.88 1.04 1.15 1.01

NetScout Systems Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.15 1.01 1.10 0.98 0.82

Competitive Comparison of NetScout Systems's PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, NetScout Systems'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.


NetScout Systems's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, NetScout Systems's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NetScout Systems's PB Ratio falls into.



NetScout Systems 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.

NetScout Systems's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=19.82/26.808
=0.74

* 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.


NetScout Systems  (NAS:NTCT) 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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NetScout Systems (NetScout Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
310 Littleton Road, Westford, MA, USA, 01886-4105
NetScout Systems Inc is a provider of service assurance and cybersecurity solutions to enterprise and government networks. It bases its solutions on proprietary adaptive service intelligence technology, which helps customers monitor and identify performance issues and provides insight into network-based security threats. These solutions also deliver real-time and historical information, which provides insight to restore service and understand the quality of user experience. The company derives revenue primarily from the sale of network management tools and security solutions. Its geographical regions include USA, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World.
Executives
Michael Szabados officer: Chief Operating Officer 271 MATTISON DRIVE, CONCORD MA 01742
John Downing officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales Operation 310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886
Hadzima Joseph G Jr director ONE BROADWAY, STE 1300, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jean A Bua officer: See Remarks
Marlene Pelage director C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., 310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886
Shannon Nash director C/O USERTESTING, INC., 144 TOWNSEND STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Vivian M Vitale director
Vincent J Mullarkey director 2 WINGATE LANE, ACTON MA 01720
Susan Louise Spradley director C/O NORTEL NETWORKS, 8200 DIXIE ROAD STE 100, BRAMPTON ONTARIO A6 L6T 5PT
Alfred Grasso director C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., 310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886
Victor Demarines director
Christopher Perretta director C/O STATE STREET CORPORATION, ONE LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON MA 02111
John R Egan director 176 SOUTH ST., HOPKINTON MA 01748
Robert E Donahue director
Anil K Singhal director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O NETSCOUT SYTEMS INC, 310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886