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AltaGas (TSX:ALA.PR.K.PFD) PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is AltaGas 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 (2024-04-24), AltaGas's share price is C$24.99. AltaGas's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00. Hence, AltaGas's PB Ratio of today is .

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

TSX:ALA.PR.K.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 1.3   Max: 2.92
Current: 1.2

During the past 13 years, AltaGas's highest PB Ratio was 2.92. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 1.30.

TSX:ALA.PR.K.PFD's PB Ratio is ranked better than
52.02% of 990 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs TSX:ALA.PR.K.PFD: 1.20

During the past 12 months, AltaGas's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of AltaGas was 16.50% per year. The lowest was -2.90% per year. And the median was 5.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


AltaGas PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AltaGas'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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AltaGas PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of AltaGas's PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, AltaGas'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.


AltaGas's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, AltaGas's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



AltaGas 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.

AltaGas's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=24.99/
=

* 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.


AltaGas  (TSX:ALA.PR.K.PFD) 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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AltaGas (TSX:ALA.PR.K.PFD) Business Description

Address
1700, 355 - 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 0J1
AltaGas Ltd owns and operates a diversified basket of energy infrastructure businesses. Business is conducted through given segments: Midstream, Utilities and Corporate/other. Utility business owns and operates rate-regulated natural gas distribution assets across North America. Midstream business subsequent to the sale of non-core midstream assets in Canada and also engaged in natural gas liquid processing and extraction, transportation, and storage. Natural gas is sold and purchased for both commercial and industrial users. Revenue is derived from customers in both Canada and the United States, with Canadian customers contributing the most.

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