Nestle (Nestle) Book Value per Share : $15.77 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Nestle Book Value per Share?

Nestle's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.77.

During the past 12 months, Nestle's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -13.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Nestle was 42.30% per year. The lowest was -6.60% per year. And the median was 5.20% per year.

Nestle's current price is $101.34. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.77. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Nestle is 6.43.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Nestle was 7.85. The lowest was 2.93. And the median was 4.17.

Good Sign:

Nestle SA stock PB Ratio (=6.8) is close to 1-year low of 6.18

Nestle Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nestle's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

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Nestle Book Value per Share Chart

Nestle Annual Data

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Book Value per Share

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18.39

18.26

20.91

16.89

15.77

Nestle Semi-Annual Data
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Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															20.91	17.00	16.89	15.04	15.77

Competitive Comparison of Nestle's Book Value per Share

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nestle'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.

Nestle's PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Nestle's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Nestle Book Value per Share Calculation

Nestle's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(41,330	-	0)	/	2,621
	=	15.77

Nestle's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(41,330	-	0)	/	2,621
	=	15.77

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.

Nestle (OTCPK:NSRGY) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.

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Nestle (Nestle) Business Description

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Address

Avenue Nestle 55, Vevey, CHE, CH-1800

Website

https://www.nestle.com

With a 150-year-plus history, Nestle is the largest food and beverage manufacturer in the world by sales, generating more than CHF 90 billion in annual revenue. Its diverse product portfolio includes brands such as Nestle, Nescafe, Perrier, Pure Life, and Purina. Nestle also owns around 20% of French cosmetics firm L'Oreal. The company employs 275,000 people around the world and has a vast portfolio of global products, with more than 30 brands each achieving more than CHF 1 billion in sales annually and a geographic presence that spans almost 190 countries.