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Lazard (Lazard) PB Ratio

: 7.66 (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 (2024-04-16), Lazard's share price is $37.13. Lazard's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.85. Hence, Lazard's PB Ratio of today is 7.66.

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

LAZ' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.01   Med: 5.77   Max: 15.49
Current: 7.66

During the past 13 years, Lazard's highest PB Ratio was 15.49. The lowest was 3.01. And the median was 5.77.

LAZ's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.08% of 751 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.34 vs LAZ: 7.66

During the past 12 months, Lazard's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -25.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lazard was 62.00% per year. The lowest was -49.00% per year. And the median was 0.85% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Lazard PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lazard'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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Lazard 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 6.83 4.87 4.51 5.36 7.18

Lazard 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 5.36 6.36 7.72 7.50 7.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Lazard'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.


Lazard PB Ratio Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Lazard's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lazard's PB Ratio falls into.



Lazard 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.

Lazard's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=37.13/4.847
=7.66

* 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.


Lazard  (NYSE:LAZ) 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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Lazard (Lazard) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM11
Lazard has a storied history that can be traced back to 1848. The company's revenue is nearly equally split between financial advisory, such as acquisition and restructuring advisory, and asset management. The company's asset management business is primarily equities (over 80% of assets under management), has an international focus, and is geared toward institutional clients. By geography, the company earns approximately 60% of revenue in the Americas, 35% in EMEA, and 5% in Asia-Pacific. Lazard has offices across more than 20 countries and over 3,000 employees.
Executives
Michael Gathy officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Christian A. Weideman officer: General Counsel C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Alexander F. Stern officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mary Ann Betsch officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Lewis William M Jr director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott D Hoffman officer: General Counsel C/O LAZARD LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Dominick Ragone officer: Chief Accounting Officer 767 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ann-kristin Achleitner director THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Ashish Bhutani director, officer: CEO of Lazard Asset Management
Peter Richard Orszag officer: CEO of Financial Advisory 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, LAZARD, NEW YORK NY 10112
Alexandra Soto officer: Exec Human Capital & Workplace C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Iris Knobloch director ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Evan L Russo officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Michelle Jarrard director C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Sylvia Jay director 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020

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