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 (2024-04-23), MFS Special Value Trust's share price is $4.41. MFS Special Value Trust's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $4.13. Hence, MFS Special Value Trust's PB Ratio of today is 1.07.
The historical rank and industry rank for MFS Special Value Trust's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
MFV'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.72 Med: 1.02 Max: 1.34
Current: 1.07
During the past 7 years, MFS Special Value Trust's highest PB Ratio was 1.34. The lowest was 0.72. And the median was 1.02.
MFV's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 72.4% of 1692
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.92
vs MFV: 1.07
During the past 12 months, MFS Special Value Trust's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.50% per year.
During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of MFS Special Value Trust was 0.50% per year. The lowest was -7.40% per year. And the median was -6.10% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
MFS Special Value Trust PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for MFS Special Value Trust'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.
For the Asset Management subindustry, MFS Special Value Trust'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.
MFS Special Value Trust PB Ratio Distribution
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, MFS Special Value Trust's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MFS Special Value Trust's PB Ratio falls into.
MFS Special Value Trust 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.
MFS Special Value Trust's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
MFS Special Value Trust (NYSE:MFV) PB Ratio Explanation
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.
MFS Special Value Trust PB Ratio Related Terms
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MFS Special Value Trust (MFS Special Value Trust) Business Description
MFS Special Value Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek high current income but may also consider capital appreciation. The majority of the fund's assets are invested in debt instruments, including below-investment-grade quality debt instruments. In addition, a portion of the fund's assets is invested in equity securities. Its portfolio of investments comprises investments in different sectors such as aerospace, broadcasting, business services, conglomerates, banks, insurance, and other sectors.
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