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Templeton Dragon Fund (Templeton Dragon Fund) PB Ratio : 0.86 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Templeton Dragon Fund 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 (2024-05-01), Templeton Dragon Fund's share price is $8.14. Templeton Dragon Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.42. Hence, Templeton Dragon Fund's PB Ratio of today is 0.86.

The historical rank and industry rank for Templeton Dragon Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TDF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 0.87   Max: 1.17
Current: 0.86

During the past 8 years, Templeton Dragon Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.17. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.87.

TDF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
63.04% of 1691 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs TDF: 0.86

During the past 12 months, Templeton Dragon Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -21.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -27.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.80% per year.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Templeton Dragon Fund was 4.60% per year. The lowest was -27.70% per year. And the median was -0.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Templeton Dragon Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Templeton Dragon Fund'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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Templeton Dragon Fund PB Ratio Chart

Templeton Dragon Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.89 0.94 0.91 0.86 0.87

Templeton Dragon Fund Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.91 0.90 0.86 0.86 0.87

Competitive Comparison of Templeton Dragon Fund's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Templeton Dragon Fund'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.


Templeton Dragon Fund's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Templeton Dragon Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Templeton Dragon Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



Templeton Dragon Fund 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.

Templeton Dragon Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=8.14/9.418
=0.86

* 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.


Templeton Dragon Fund  (NYSE:TDF) 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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Templeton Dragon Fund (Templeton Dragon Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
300 S.E. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33301-1923
Templeton Dragon Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing majority of its total assets in equity securities of China companies. It invests in various sectors such as gas & consumable fuels, auto components, banks, beverages, communications equipment, healthcare equipment & supplies, restaurants & leisure, household durables, and many others.
Executives
Christine M. Debevec officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
George P. Hoyt officer: VP & Secretary C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Ted P Becker officer: Chief Compliance Officer 399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Oliveira Marc De officer: VP & Assistant Secretary C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Alexander Kymn officer: VP & Assistant Secretary WELLS FARGO BANK, 45 FREMONT STREET, 26TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Tara E. Gormel officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Harris Goldblat officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Terrence J. Checki director HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christopher Kings officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Ryan Wheeler officer: Interim CFO, CAO and Treasurer 300 S.E. 2ND STREET, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Susan Kerr officer: VP - AML Compliance 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
City Of London Investment Group Plc 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS
Manraj S Sekhon officer: President and CEO - IM 7 TEMASEK BOULEVARD, #38-03 SUNTEC TOWER ONE, SINGAPORE U0 038987
Bates Ann Torre director 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Matthew T. Hinkle officer: CEO - Finance & Admin 3344 QUALITY DRIVE, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670-7313