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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund PB Ratio : 0.85 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund 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 (2024-05-05), Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's share price is $7.42. Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $8.76. Hence, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's PB Ratio of today is 0.85.

The historical rank and industry rank for Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 0.9   Max: 1.06
Current: 0.85

During the past 7 years, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.06. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 0.90.

MFD's PB Ratio is ranked better than
70.56% of 1695 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.94 vs MFD: 0.85

During the past 12 months, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.10% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund was -2.00% per year. The lowest was -10.70% per year. And the median was -3.95% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income 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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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund PB Ratio Chart

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.92 0.86 0.95 0.93 0.88

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.95 0.96 0.93 0.85 0.88

Competitive Comparison of Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income 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.


Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income 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.

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Nov. 2023)
=7.42/8.761
=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.


Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund  (NYSE:MFD) 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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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management company. Its objective is to seek a high level of current return consisting of dividends, interest, and other similar income while attempting to preserve capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the securities of companies involved in the management, ownership, and operation of infrastructure and utilities. It also invests in senior secured loans generally considered to be high-yield securities. The company portfolio of investments consists of the investment in the common stocks, master limited partnerships, and senior floating-rate loan interests.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
William H Speacht other: Investment Advisor 2005 MARKET ST, 34TH FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Thomas R Kadlec director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer-Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer-Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Robert F Keith director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Fink William J Jr other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 125 WEST 55TH STREET, LEVEL 15, NEW YORK NY 10019
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
John H Kim other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE BANK, 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Jonathan S Ong other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1 MARTIN PLACE, LEVEL 21, SYDNEY C3 2000
Donald Swade officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O 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
Anthony Felton other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1 MARTIN PLACE, LEVEL 21, SYDNEY C3 2000
Andrew Maple-brown other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 125 WEST 55TH STREET, LEVEL 15, NEW YORK NY 10019

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