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), United States Cellular's share price is $36.77. United States Cellular's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $54.42. Hence, United States Cellular's PB Ratio of today is 0.68.
The historical rank and industry rank for United States Cellular's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
USM'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27 Med: 0.85 Max: 1.23
Current: 0.68
During the past 13 years, United States Cellular's highest PB Ratio was 1.23. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.85.
USM's PB Ratio is ranked better than 84.97% of 366
companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.715
vs USM: 0.68
During the past 12 months, United States Cellular's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of United States Cellular was 84.90% per year. The lowest was -2.80% per year. And the median was 5.20% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
United States Cellular PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for United States Cellular'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 United States Cellular's PB Ratio
For the Telecom Services subindustry, United States Cellular'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.
United States Cellular's PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, United States Cellular's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where United States Cellular's PB Ratio falls into.
United States Cellular 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.
United States Cellular'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.
United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) 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.
United States Cellular PB Ratio Related Terms
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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Business Description
U.S. Cellular is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 5 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. U.S. Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its own towers.
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