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Capital Power (TSX:CPX.PR.I.PFD) PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Capital Power 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), Capital Power's share price is C$24.98. Capital Power's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00. Hence, Capital Power's PB Ratio of today is .

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

TSX:CPX.PR.I.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59   Med: 1.09   Max: 2.9
Current: 1.63

During the past 13 years, Capital Power's highest PB Ratio was 2.90. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 1.09.

TSX:CPX.PR.I.PFD's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
59.85% of 411 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs TSX:CPX.PR.I.PFD: 1.63

During the past 12 months, Capital Power's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 38.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Capital Power was 47.70% per year. The lowest was -7.50% per year. And the median was 4.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Capital Power PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capital Power'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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Capital Power PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Capital Power's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Capital Power'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.


Capital Power's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Capital Power's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Capital Power 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.

Capital Power's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=24.98/
=

* 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.


Capital Power  (TSX:CPX.PR.I.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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Capital Power (TSX:CPX.PR.I.PFD) Business Description

Address
10423 - 101 Street NW, Suite 1200, Edmonton, AB, CAN, T5H 0E9
Capital Power Corp is a North American power producer whose principal activities are developing, acquiring, and operating power plants. Through its subsidiary, Capital Power owns and operates a portfolio of natural gas, coal, wind, solar, and solid fuel energy generating facilities. These are located throughout Western and Central Canada and the U.S. Capital Power's natural gas and coal facilities, specifically its Genesee and Shepard sites, account for most of its electric capacity and cash flow production. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from sales of electricity and natural gas. Its customers include a variety of industrial and commercial consumers, independent transmission system operators, and government-owned entities.

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