Alcoa (AAPRB.PFD) PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

View and export this data going back to 2014. Start your Free Trial

What is Alcoa 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 (2024-04-25), Alcoa's share price is $49.21. Alcoa's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.00. Hence, Alcoa's PB Ratio of today is .

Good Sign:

Alcoa Inc stock PB Ratio (=1.78) is close to 1-year low of 1.7

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

AAPRB.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.58 Med: 1.7 Max: 1.78
Current: 1.78

During the past 13 years, Alcoa's highest PB Ratio was 1.78. The lowest was 1.58. And the median was 1.70.

AAPRB.PFD's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.37 vs AAPRB.PFD: 1.78

During the past 12 months, Alcoa's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Alcoa was 26.50% per year. The lowest was -12.10% per year. And the median was 5.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Alcoa PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alcoa'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.

* Premium members only.

Alcoa PB Ratio Chart

Alcoa Annual Data

Trend

Dec06

Dec07

Dec08

Dec09

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

PB Ratio

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

Alcoa Quarterly Data
	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	-	-	-

Competitive Comparison of Alcoa's PB Ratio

For the Aluminum subindustry, Alcoa'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.

Alcoa's PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Alcoa's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Alcoa 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.

Alcoa's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2016)
	=	49.21	/
	=

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.

Alcoa (NYSE:AAPRB.PFD) 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.

Alcoa PB Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Alcoa's PB Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Alcoa (AAPRB.PFD) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Basic Materials » Metals & Mining » Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AAPRB.PFD) » Definitions » PB Ratio

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

Website

https://www.arconic.com

Arconic Inc, formerly known as Alcoa Inc was first incorporated as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company on October 1, 1888. The Company is engaged in manufacturing and engineering lightweight metals. Its products include aluminum, titanium, and nickel, used in aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, consumer electronics, and industrial applications. The Company is also engaged in the production and management of aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active participation in all aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling. It has investments and operating activities in, among others, Australia, Brazil, China, Guinea, Iceland, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The Company operates in segments including Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and Solutions, and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Company's Global Rolled Products segment represents its midstream operations. The Engineered Products and Solutions segment represents a portion of the Company's downstream operations. Its downstream portfolio includes two segments Engineered Products and Solutions and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Engineered Products and Solutions consist of Alcoa Titanium & Engineered Products; Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings; Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions; and Alcoa Power and Propulsion. The Company's Transportation and Construction Solutions segment represents a portion of its downstream operations. The raw materials used includes bauxite, alloying materials, caustic soda, alumina, electricity, aluminum fluoride, fuel oil, calcined petroleum coke, lime (CaO), cathode blocks, natural gas, electricity, liquid pitch, natural gas, titanium alloys, titanium sponge and resin. The Company's trademark products include Howmet metal castings, Huck fasteners, Kawneer building panels and Dura-Bright wheels with easy-clean surface treatments.