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First Trust Strategic High Fund II (First Trust Strategic High Fund II) PB Ratio : 0.81 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is First Trust Strategic High Fund II 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), First Trust Strategic High Fund II's share price is $11.90. First Trust Strategic High Fund II's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $14.70. Hence, First Trust Strategic High Fund II's PB Ratio of today is 0.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Trust Strategic High Fund II's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FHY's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.93
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

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First Trust Strategic High Fund II PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Trust Strategic High Fund II'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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First Trust Strategic High Fund II PB Ratio Chart

First Trust Strategic High Fund II Annual Data
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First Trust Strategic High Fund II Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of First Trust Strategic High Fund II's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Strategic High Fund II'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.


First Trust Strategic High Fund II's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Strategic High Fund II's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Strategic High Fund II's PB Ratio falls into.



First Trust Strategic High Fund II 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.

First Trust Strategic High Fund II's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Oct. 2017)
=11.90/14.701
=0.81

* 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.


First Trust Strategic High Fund II  (NYSE:FHY) 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.


First Trust Strategic High Fund II PB Ratio Related Terms

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First Trust Strategic High Fund II (First Trust Strategic High Fund II) Business Description

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First Trust Strategic High Inc Fund II is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The investment objective of the the fund is to seek a high level of current income. The fund seeks capital growth as a secondary objective.
Executives
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Katherine L Urevig officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Donald Swade officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Rosanne Gatta officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY STREET, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Mark Shipley other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor C/O BROOKFIELD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC, BROOKFIELD PLACE, 250 VESEY ST, 15TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10281-1023
Dana Erikson other: Portfolio Manager-Sub-Advisor HYPERION BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT., INC., 3 WFC, 200 VESEY STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281-1010
Anthony A. Breaks other: Portfolio Manager-Sub-Advisor C/O BROOKFIELD INVESTMENT MGMT. INC, BROOKFIELD, 250 VESEY STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281-1023
Brookfield Investment Management Inc. other: Investment Sub-Advisor BROOKFIELD PLACE, 225 LIBERTY STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Erin E Klassman officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, WHEATON IL 60187
Lynch Coleen D officer: Assistant Vice President FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kathleen Wieland Brown other: Officer-Investment Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Christopher R Fallow officer: Assistant Vice President C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelley Christensen officer: Vice President C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 1001 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 300, LISLE IL 60532
Joseph D Mcdermott other: Officer-Investment Adviser FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 1001 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 300, LISLE IL 60532
Robert F Keith director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187

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