Value Factors

Price-to-Book

P/B or Price-to-Book ratio is used to find the value of a company by comparing the book value of a firm to its market value. Book value is calculated by looking at the firm's historical cost or accounting value. Market value is determined in the stock market through its market capitalization.

Formula:

Price-to-Book Ratio = Market Cap Common Shareholders Equity

In the scorecard, we show the P/B for the selected stock. We also calculate the median P/B for all stocks, the company's sector, industry group, and industry. Finally, we include the percentile to compare a company to its peers easily. For more information, click here.


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