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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies) PB Ratio

: 2.47 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-23), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's share price is $145.69. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $58.98. Hence, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's PB Ratio of today is 2.47.

The historical rank and industry rank for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WAB' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78   Med: 2.63   Max: 5.4
Current: 2.47

During the past 13 years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's highest PB Ratio was 5.40. The lowest was 0.78. And the median was 2.63.

WAB's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
75.97% of 932 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.31 vs WAB: 2.47

During the past 12 months, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies was 31.00% per year. The lowest was 2.40% per year. And the median was 17.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.50 1.37 1.68 1.79 2.15

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.79 1.80 1.93 1.84 2.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies PB Ratio Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's PB Ratio falls into.



Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=145.69/58.982
=2.47

* 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.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies  (NYSE:WAB) 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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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
30 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15212
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp is a provider of value-added, technology-based products and services for the rail industry. It provides its products and services through two main business segments, Freight and Transit. The company generates maximum revenue from the Freight segment.
Executives
Kristine Kubacki other: VP, Investor Relations 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Michael Fetsko officer: Pres., Freight Components Grp. 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Alicia Hammersmith officer: President - Services Group 30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Albert J Neupaver director
William E Kassling director C/O WASTEC, 10001 AIR BREAK AVE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Mastalerz John A Jr officer: VP Fin., Corp. Controller, CAO 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Linda S Harty director MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY NE, LC-150, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
David L Deninno officer: Exec VP, General Counsel, Sec. 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Byron S Foster director 30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Lee C Banks director PARKER HANNIFIN CORP, 6035 PARKLAND BLVD, CLEVELAND OH 44124-4141
Ann R. Klee director 30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Eric Gebhardt officer: Chief Technology Officer 30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Gregory Sbrocco officer: Sr. VP, Global Operations 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Lilian Leroux officer: President, Transit Group 1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
John A Olin officer: Executive Vice President & CFO HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC., 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208