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 (2022-08-13), Becton, Dickinson and Co's share price is $263.69. Becton, Dickinson and Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $89.38. Hence, Becton, Dickinson and Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.95.
Good Sign:
Becton, Dickinson and Co stock PB Ratio (=2.9) is close to 3-year low of 2.63
The historical rank and industry rank for Becton, Dickinson and Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
BDX'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.59 Med: 3.4 Max: 5.44
Current: 2.96
During the past 13 years, Becton, Dickinson and Co's highest PB Ratio was 5.44. The lowest was 2.59. And the median was 3.40.
BDX's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 53.02% of 794
companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.76
vs BDX: 2.96
During the past 12 months, Becton, Dickinson and Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Becton, Dickinson and Co was 32.00% per year. The lowest was -1.10% per year. And the median was 11.30% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Becton, Dickinson and Co PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Becton, Dickinson and Co'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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Becton, Dickinson and Co Annual Data
Trend
Sep12
Sep13
Sep14
Sep15
Sep16
Sep17
Sep18
Sep19
Sep20
Sep21
PB Ratio
3.36
3.25
3.16
2.77
2.88
Becton, Dickinson and Co Quarterly Data
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
PB Ratio
2.82
2.88
2.89
3.01
2.76
Competitive Comparison
For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton, Dickinson and Co'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.
Becton, Dickinson and Co PB Ratio Distribution
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton, Dickinson and Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Becton, Dickinson and Co's PB Ratio falls into.
Becton, Dickinson and Co 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.
Becton, Dickinson and Co'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.
Becton, Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX) 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.
Becton, Dickinson and Co PB Ratio Related Terms
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Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Interventional (largely the former Bard business) accounts for 23% of revenue. International revenue accounts for 44% of the company's business.
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