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 (2024-04-23), AutoNation's share price is $157.52. AutoNation's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $53.10. Hence, AutoNation's PB Ratio of today is 2.97.
The historical rank and industry rank for AutoNation's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
AN'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75 Med: 2.51 Max: 3.71
Current: 2.97
During the past 13 years, AutoNation's highest PB Ratio was 3.71. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 2.51.
AN's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 78.27% of 1252
companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.42
vs AN: 2.97
During the past 12 months, AutoNation's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 23.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.20% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of AutoNation was 444.60% per year. The lowest was -29.00% per year. And the median was 10.30% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
AutoNation PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for AutoNation'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.
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, AutoNation'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.
AutoNation PB Ratio Distribution
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AutoNation's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AutoNation's PB Ratio falls into.
AutoNation 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.
AutoNation'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.
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.
AutoNation PB Ratio Related Terms
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AutoNation is the second largest automotive dealer in the United States, with 2022 revenue of $27 billion and over 250 dealerships, plus 53 collision centers. The firm also has 16 AutoNation USA used-vehicle stores, a captive lender, four auction sites, and three parts distributors all across 20 states primarily in Sunbelt metropolitan areas. New-vehicle sales account for nearly half of revenue; the company also sells used vehicles, parts, and repair services as well as auto financing. The company (formerly Republic Industries) spun off its waste management unit (Republic Services) in 1999 and its car rental businesses (ANC Rental) in 2000. Wayne Huizenga founded the company in the 1990s to bring the rollup acquisition strategy to auto retailing, which has proved to be a smart move.
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