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A. P. Moller Maersk A/S (A. P. Moller Maersk A/S) PB Ratio : 0.42 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is A. P. Moller Maersk A/S 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 (2024-04-26), A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's share price is $1416.17. A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,380.30. Hence, A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's PB Ratio of today is 0.42.

Good Sign:

A. P. Moller Maersk A/S stock PB Ratio (=0.41) is close to 10-year low of 0.39

The historical rank and industry rank for A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AMKBF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 0.9   Max: 1.83
Current: 0.44

During the past 13 years, A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's highest PB Ratio was 1.83. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.90.

AMKBF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
91.52% of 932 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.31 vs AMKBF: 0.44

During the past 12 months, A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 34.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 24.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of A. P. Moller Maersk A/S was 39.50% per year. The lowest was -7.20% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


A. P. Moller Maersk A/S PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for A. P. Moller Maersk A/S'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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A. P. Moller Maersk A/S PB Ratio Chart

A. P. Moller Maersk A/S Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.02 1.45 1.51 0.63 0.53

A. P. Moller Maersk A/S Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.63 0.57 0.55 0.54 0.53

Competitive Comparison of A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's PB Ratio

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, A. P. Moller Maersk A/S'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.


A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's PB Ratio falls into.



A. P. Moller Maersk A/S 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.

A. P. Moller Maersk A/S's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=1416.17/3380.298
=0.42

* 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.


A. P. Moller Maersk A/S  (OTCPK:AMKBF) 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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A. P. Moller Maersk A/S (A. P. Moller Maersk A/S) Business Description

Address
Esplanaden 50, Copenhagen, DNK, DK-1098
A.P. Moller-Maersk is a Denmark-listed global conglomerate involved in global trade, shipping, and energy. Maersk Line, the largest contributor to group revenue and earnings, has been the largest container shipping company globally for more than 20 years. Maersk was founded in 1904 and has since been run by the Moller-Maersk family, which currently holds slightly more than 50% of the share capital. The group has been active over the past few years in divesting noncore operations, such as its long-standing stakes in Danske Bank and Dansk Supermarked as well as its oil and gas operations.

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