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Axel Springer SE (XTER:SPR) PB Ratio : 2.79 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Axel Springer SE 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), Axel Springer SE's share price is €55.00. Axel Springer SE's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was €19.72. Hence, Axel Springer SE's PB Ratio of today is 2.79.

The historical rank and industry rank for Axel Springer SE's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:SPR's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.45
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Axel Springer SE PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axel Springer SE'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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Axel Springer SE PB Ratio Chart

Axel Springer SE Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.69 2.24 3.07 2.20 3.18

Axel Springer SE Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Dec19
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 2.52 2.20 1.98 2.82 3.18

Competitive Comparison of Axel Springer SE's PB Ratio

For the Publishing subindustry, Axel Springer SE'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.


Axel Springer SE's PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Axel Springer SE's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Axel Springer SE's PB Ratio falls into.



Axel Springer SE 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.

Axel Springer SE's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2019)
=55.00/19.719
=2.79

* 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.


Axel Springer SE  (XTER:SPR) 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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Axel Springer SE (XTER:SPR) Business Description

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Address
Axel-Springer-Strasse 65, Berlin, DEU, 10888
Axel Springer SE is a German digital publishing company that operates various newspapers, tabloid magazines, and lifestyle magazines. The company has organized itself into four business segments: Classifieds Media, News Media, Marketing Media, and Services/Holding. The company's digital media offerings generate revenue through paid subscriptions, followed by advertising revenue from companies placing content in its print and digital offerings. The company generates most of its revenue from the News Media and Classified Media segments, and roughly half of the company's revenue is earned in Germany.