Liberty All Star Growth Fund Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.89) is close to 1-year low of 0.86
The historical rank and industry rank for Liberty All Star Growth Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ASG'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59 Med: 1.05 Max: 1.41
Current: 0.9
During the past 7 years, Liberty All Star Growth Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.41. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 1.05.
ASG's PB Ratio is ranked better than 59.63% of 1692
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93
vs ASG: 0.90
During the past 12 months, Liberty All Star Growth Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.80% per year.
During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Liberty All Star Growth Fund was 18.60% per year. The lowest was -10.40% per year. And the median was 5.10% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Liberty All Star Growth Fund PB Ratio Historical Data
* 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 Liberty All Star Growth Fund's PB Ratio
For the Asset Management subindustry, Liberty All Star Growth Fund'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.
Liberty All Star Growth Fund's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Liberty All Star Growth Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Liberty All Star Growth Fund's PB Ratio falls into.
Liberty All Star Growth Fund 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.
* 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.
Liberty All Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) 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.
Liberty All Star Growth Fund PB Ratio Related Terms
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Liberty All Star Growth Fund (Liberty All Star Growth Fund) Business Description
Liberty All Star Growth Fund Inc is the United States based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The company portfolio of investments consists of different industries such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, healthcare, industrial, information technology and others.
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