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Keyware Technologies NV (XBRU:KEYW) PB Ratio : 0.53 (As of Sep. 20, 2024)


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What is Keyware Technologies NV 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 (2024-09-20), Keyware Technologies NV's share price is €0.70. Keyware Technologies NV's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.32. Hence, Keyware Technologies NV's PB Ratio of today is 0.53.

Good Sign:

Keyware Technologies NV stock PB Ratio (=0.53) is close to 10-year low of 0.52

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

XBRU:KEYW' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 0.81   Max: 1.98
Current: 0.53

During the past 13 years, Keyware Technologies NV's highest PB Ratio was 1.98. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 0.81.

XBRU:KEYW's PB Ratio is ranked better than
95.03% of 2573 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.61 vs XBRU:KEYW: 0.53

During the past 12 months, Keyware Technologies NV's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Keyware Technologies NV was 95.30% per year. The lowest was -25.90% per year. And the median was 4.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Keyware Technologies NV PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Keyware Technologies NV'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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Keyware Technologies NV PB Ratio Chart

Keyware Technologies NV Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.75 0.69 0.88 0.79 0.75

Keyware Technologies NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.78 0.79 0.73 0.75 -

Competitive Comparison of Keyware Technologies NV's PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Keyware Technologies NV'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.


Keyware Technologies NV's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Keyware Technologies NV's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Keyware Technologies NV's PB Ratio falls into.



Keyware Technologies NV 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.

Keyware Technologies NV's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.70/1.323
=0.53

* 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.


Keyware Technologies NV  (XBRU:KEYW) 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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Keyware Technologies NV Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Ikaros Business Park, Ikaroslaan 24, Zaventem, BEL, 1930
Keyware Technologies NV is a network service provider. The company works in the area of electronic payment solutions. The company operates in various business segments that are Terminals, which comprise the rental, the sale, and the installation of payment terminals; Authorisation, which relates to the revenues in connection with payment transactions, and authorisation services transaction; Corporate, which is involved in finance and administration, expenses in connection with the listing on the stock market; and Software, which includes activities of Magellan. The Terminal segment generates maximum revenue for the company. It offers its services to Netherlands, Germany, and France.