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The Interpublic Group of (The Interpublic Group of) PB Ratio

: 2.95 (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), The Interpublic Group of's share price is $30.72. The Interpublic Group of's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.41. Hence, The Interpublic Group of's PB Ratio of today is 2.95.

Good Sign:

The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc stock PB Ratio (=2.92) is close to 3-year low of 2.87

The historical rank and industry rank for The Interpublic Group of's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

IPG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.75   Med: 3.89   Max: 5.26
Current: 2.95

During the past 13 years, The Interpublic Group of's highest PB Ratio was 5.26. The lowest was 1.75. And the median was 3.89.

IPG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
75.34% of 949 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs IPG: 2.95

During the past 12 months, The Interpublic Group of's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of The Interpublic Group of was 24.70% per year. The lowest was -23.50% per year. And the median was 9.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


The Interpublic Group of PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Interpublic Group of'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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The Interpublic Group of Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.22 3.18 4.19 3.56 3.14

The Interpublic Group of Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.56 4.07 4.07 2.98 3.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, The Interpublic Group of'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.


The Interpublic Group of PB Ratio Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Interpublic Group of's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Interpublic Group of's PB Ratio falls into.



The Interpublic Group of 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.

The Interpublic Group of's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=30.72/10.411
=2.95

* 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 Interpublic Group of  (NYSE:IPG) 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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The Interpublic Group of (The Interpublic Group of) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
909 Third Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Interpublic Group is among the world's largest advertising holding companies based on annual revenue. It provides traditional advertising services along with digital and other services such as public relations through various acquisitions. IPG has made these services available in over 100 countries. The company generates more than 80% of its revenue from developed regions such as the United States and Europe.
Executives
Jorge L. Benitez director 5201 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 250, MIAMI FL 33126
Dawn E Hudson director 2530 ZANKER ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Jocelyn Carter-miller director 3698 NW 15TH STREET, LAUDERHILL FL 33311
Christopher F Carroll officer: SVP, Controller & CAO 3 TIMES SQUARE, 12TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew Bonzani officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec. 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ellen Tobi Johnson officer: SVP of Finance & Treasurer C/O IPG, 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Mary Guilfoile director 227 WASHINGTON STREET STE.200, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Michael Isor Roth director THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC., 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Philippe Krakowsky officer: SVP, Dir of Corporate Comms
H John Greeniaus director
Linda S Sanford director 4 IRVING PLACE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Julie Connors officer: SVP,Audit & Chief Risk Officer C/O IPG, 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
David M Thomas director 930 CLAPBOARD RIDGE ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Frank Mergenthaler officer: Exec. VP & CFO 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Patrick Q Moore director 625 ELMWOOD DRIVE NE, ATLANTA GA 30306