Software AG (Software AG) PB Ratio : 1.54 (As of May. 16, 2024)

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What is Software AG 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 (2024-05-16), Software AG's share price is $8.41. Software AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $5.46. Hence, Software AG's PB Ratio of today is 1.54.

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

STWRY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91 Med: 1.94 Max: 3.24
Current: 1.83

During the past 13 years, Software AG's highest PB Ratio was 3.24. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 1.94.

STWRY's PB Ratio is ranked better than
67.68% of 2577 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs STWRY: 1.83

During the past 12 months, Software AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Software AG was 21.40% per year. The lowest was 3.70% per year. And the median was 9.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Software AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Software AG's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Software AG PB Ratio Chart

Software AG Annual Data

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1.88

1.69

1.95

1.75

1.13

Software AG Quarterly Data
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PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.14	1.13	0.98	1.59	-

Competitive Comparison of Software AG's PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Software AG'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.

Software AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Software AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Software AG's PB Ratio falls into.

Software AG 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.

Software AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
	=	8.41	/	5.463
	=	1.54

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Software AG (OTCPK:STWRY) 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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Software AG (Software AG) Business Description

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Address

Uhlandstrasse 12, Darmstadt, HE, DEU, 64297

Website

https://www.softwareag.com

Software AG is a Germany-based provider of software solutions for the banking, communication and media, local and federal government, energy, insurance, transportation, retail, and manufacturing end markets. Its services include business process management, portfolio management, risk and compliance management, operational intelligence, and streaming analytics, many of which are delivered via cloud-based software applications. The firm has operations in Germany; the USA and other countries.