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), National Fuel Gas Co's share price is $54.68. National Fuel Gas Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $34.46. Hence, National Fuel Gas Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.59.
The historical rank and industry rank for National Fuel Gas Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
NFG'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.35 Med: 2.38 Max: 3.64
Current: 1.59
During the past 13 years, National Fuel Gas Co's highest PB Ratio was 3.64. The lowest was 1.35. And the median was 2.38.
NFG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 62.39% of 989
companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.24
vs NFG: 1.59
During the past 12 months, National Fuel Gas Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 24.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of National Fuel Gas Co was 14.20% per year. The lowest was -11.90% per year. And the median was 3.60% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
National Fuel Gas Co PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for National Fuel Gas Co'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.
Competitive Comparison of National Fuel Gas Co's PB Ratio
For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, National Fuel Gas Co'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.
National Fuel Gas Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, National Fuel Gas Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where National Fuel Gas Co's PB Ratio falls into.
National Fuel Gas Co 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.
National Fuel Gas Co'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.
National Fuel Gas Co (NYSE:NFG) 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.
National Fuel Gas Co PB Ratio Related Terms
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National Fuel Gas Co (National Fuel Gas Co) Business Description
National Fuel Gas Co is a diversified energy company engaged in the production, gathering, transportation, distribution, and marketing of natural gas. The operating segments of the company are the Exploration and Production segment, the Pipeline and Storage segment, the Gathering segment, and the Utility segment. Geographically it generates revenue from the United States and majorly it generates revenue from Exploration and Production segment.
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