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B Communications (B Communications) PB Ratio : 6.79 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is B Communications 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 (2024-04-25), B Communications's share price is $3.21. B Communications's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.47. Hence, B Communications's PB Ratio of today is 6.79.

The historical rank and industry rank for B Communications's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BCOMF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 2.12   Max: 106.83
Current: 7.21

During the past 13 years, B Communications's highest PB Ratio was 106.83. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 2.12.

BCOMF's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.99% of 366 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.715 vs BCOMF: 7.21

During the past 12 months, B Communications's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 255.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of B Communications was 67.00% per year. The lowest was -73.70% per year. And the median was 2.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


B Communications PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for B Communications'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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B Communications PB Ratio Chart

B Communications 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 - - 82.43 40.00 8.37

B Communications 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 40.00 12.54 10.66 10.07 8.37

Competitive Comparison of B Communications's PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, B Communications'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.


B Communications's PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, B Communications's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where B Communications's PB Ratio falls into.



B Communications 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.

B Communications's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3.21/0.473
=6.79

* 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.


B Communications  (OTCPK:BCOMF) 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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B Communications (B Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
144 Menachem Begin Road, Tel Aviv, ISR, 6492102
B Communications Ltd is a holding company with a single asset, a controlling interest in Bezeq, an Israeli triple play telecommunications company. Bezeq generates revenue through the provision of mobile, broadband, and data. It operates through four business segments: Bezeq, Pelephone Communications Ltd, Bezeq International Ltd, and DBS Satellite Services. The Bezeq segment generates revenue from fixed line communications. Bezeq's other division, Pelephone, derives revenue from the provision of mobile services. The last two segments, Bezeq International and DBS Satellite Services, produce revenue from the provision of Internet services and satellite TV services, respectively. Bezeq is an owner of telecommunications infrastructure, such as fibre networks.