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Lanxess AG (WBO:LXS) PB Ratio

: 0.41 (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), Lanxess AG's share price is €26.40. Lanxess AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €65.13. Hence, Lanxess AG's PB Ratio of today is 0.41.

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

WBO:LXS' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.96
Current: 0.41

During the past 13 years, Lanxess AG's highest PB Ratio was 2.96. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 1.74.

WBO:LXS's PB Ratio is ranked better than
95.42% of 1530 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.55 vs WBO:LXS: 0.41

During the past 12 months, Lanxess AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 18.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lanxess AG was 18.80% per year. The lowest was -3.20% per year. And the median was 3.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Lanxess AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lanxess AG'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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Lanxess AG Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 1.98 1.83 1.25 0.74

Lanxess AG Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 0.53 0.74 0.77 0.43 0.37

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Lanxess AG'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.


Lanxess AG PB Ratio Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Lanxess AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lanxess AG 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.

Lanxess AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
=26.40/65.133
=0.41

* 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.


Lanxess AG  (WBO:LXS) 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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Lanxess AG (WBO:LXS) Business Description

Address
Kennedyplatz 1, Cologne, DEU, 50569
Lanxess is a German chemical company that was originally spun out of Bayer. Lanxess has visibly decommoditised its portfolio in recent years by divesting its synthetic rubber business and is moving toward becoming a specialty chemicals company in the fields of consumer protection chemicals, specialty additives, intermediates, and engineering plastics.

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