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PWC Capital (TSX:PWC.PR.B.PFD) PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is PWC Capital 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 (2024-04-26), PWC Capital's share price is C$14.24. PWC Capital's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2017 was C$0.00. Hence, PWC Capital's PB Ratio of today is .

Good Sign:

VersaBank stock PB Ratio (=0.01) is close to 10-year low of 0.01

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

TSX:PWC.PR.B.PFD' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 2.13   Max: 5.76
Current: 0.01

During the past 13 years, PWC Capital's highest PB Ratio was 5.76. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 2.13.

TSX:PWC.PR.B.PFD's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 0.85 vs TSX:PWC.PR.B.PFD: 0.01

During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 102.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 33.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of PWC Capital was 102.90% per year. The lowest was -47.60% per year. And the median was 4.45% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


PWC Capital PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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Competitive Comparison of PWC Capital's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, PWC Capital'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.


PWC Capital's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, PWC Capital's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



PWC Capital 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jan. 2017)
=14.24/
=

* 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.


PWC Capital  (TSX:PWC.PR.B.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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PWC Capital (TSX:PWC.PR.B.PFD) Business Description

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Pacific & Western Credit Corp is a holding company. The Company's wholly-owned and main subsidiary is Pacific & Western Bank of Canada, which provides financial solutions to clients in selected niche markets. The Bank receives deposits through a diversified network of deposit brokers and is a member institution of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation ('CDIC'). The Bank invests these funds in loans, leases, commercial mortgages, residential development mortgages, equity and debt of corporations, and government guaranteed securities, all of which are selected to provide lower returns on equity but with limited risk of default. The Bank has two main business activities, namely deposit services and lending services. Deposit services are located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Deposits, consisting of guaranteed investment certificates and daily interest savings accounts, eligible for CDIC insurance, are raised through a diversified network of deposit brokers across Canada. The Bank's business is comprised of three core lending segments, being real estate lending, public sector lending and commercial lending. The Bank's real estate lending portfolio is organized into four categories, being land and construction loans, residential term mortgages, commercial term mortgages, and insured mortgages. The Bank provides land and construction loans, residential term mortgages, commercial term mortgages, and insured mortgages.

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