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Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund (Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund) PB Ratio

: 0.85 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-19), Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's share price is $8.96. Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.57. Hence, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's PB Ratio of today is 0.85.

Good Sign:

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.85) is close to 1-year low of 0.77

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

EMD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 0.85   Max: 0.99
Current: 0.85

During the past 7 years, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's highest PB Ratio was 0.99. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 0.85.

EMD's PB Ratio is ranked better than
67.67% of 1692 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs EMD: 0.85

During the past 12 months, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -11.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.40% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund was -2.30% per year. The lowest was -13.40% per year. And the median was -8.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund'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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Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.90 0.90 0.93 0.89 0.87

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.93 0.89 0.89 0.85 0.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt 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.


Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund PB Ratio Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



Western Asset Emg Markets Debt 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.

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=8.96/10.567
=0.85

* 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.


Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund  (NYSE:EMD) 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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Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund (Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek high current income and the secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation.
Executives
Oliveira Marc De officer: Secretary/Chief Legal Officer C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Hoffmann Courtney A. other: Secretary/GC Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Daniel P Cronin director 235 EAST 42ND ST, NEW YORK NY 10017
Andrew J. Bowden other: COO/Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Laura F Fergerson other: Manager/Investment Manager 3310 QUALITY DRIVE, 2ND FLOOR, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Brian Eakes other: Manager/Investment Manager 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
George P. Hoyt officer: Secretary and Ch Lgl Officer C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Matthew Nicholls other: Director of Sub-Adviser ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jed A. Plafker other: Director of Sub-Adviser ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jennifer M Johnson other: Director of Sub-Adviser C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403-1906
Fred Steven Jensen officer: Chief Compliance Officer LEGG MASON, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
William R Hutchinson director 535 N MICHIGAN STE 1012, CHICAGO IL 60611
Christopher Berarducci officer: Treas/Principal Finan Officer LEGG MASON, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
Nisha Kumar director 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Jennifer S Berg officer: Treasurer 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, 7TH FLOOR, BALTIMORE MD 21202

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