Vaisala Oyj (Vaisala Oyj) PB Ratio : 5.85 (As of Jun. 02, 2024)

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What is Vaisala Oyj 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 (2024-06-02), Vaisala Oyj's share price is $43.00. Vaisala Oyj's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $7.35. Hence, Vaisala Oyj's PB Ratio of today is 5.85.

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

VAIAF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.89 Med: 4.49 Max: 8.94
Current: 5.88

During the past 13 years, Vaisala Oyj's highest PB Ratio was 8.94. The lowest was 1.89. And the median was 4.49.

VAIAF's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
91.49% of 2386 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.9 vs VAIAF: 5.88

During the past 12 months, Vaisala Oyj's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Vaisala Oyj was 9.30% per year. The lowest was -4.20% per year. And the median was 3.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Vaisala Oyj PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vaisala Oyj's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Vaisala Oyj PB Ratio Chart

Vaisala Oyj Annual Data

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PB Ratio

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5.41

6.42

8.21

5.80

5.33

Vaisala Oyj Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.97	5.74	4.98	5.33	5.45

Competitive Comparison of Vaisala Oyj's PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Vaisala Oyj'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.

Vaisala Oyj's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Vaisala Oyj's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vaisala Oyj's PB Ratio falls into.

Vaisala Oyj 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.

Vaisala Oyj's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
	=	43.00	/	7.351
	=	5.85

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Vaisala Oyj (OTCPK:VAIAF) 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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Vaisala Oyj (Vaisala Oyj) Business Description

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VAIAS:Finland VAYA:Germany

Address

Vanha Nurmijarventie 21, P.O. Box 26, Vantaa, FIN, 01670

Website

https://www.vaisala.com

Vaisala Oyj operates through Weather and Environment Business Area and Industrial Measurements Business Area segments. The company has two operating segments which are based on the type of business operations: Industrial Measurements business area and Weather and Environment business area. Industrial Measurements Business Area serves customers who operate in industries in which the monitoring of conditions is crucial to optimize operational efficiency, product quality, and energy consumption. Vaisala generates the majority of revenue through the weather segment and its business across is amplifying worldwide.