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Laureate Education (Laureate Education) Book Value per Share : $6.02 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Laureate Education Book Value per Share?

Laureate Education's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.02.

During the past 12 months, Laureate Education's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -18.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% 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 Laureate Education was 92.40% per year. The lowest was -29.90% per year. And the median was 9.40% per year.

Laureate Education's current price is $16.02. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.02. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Laureate Education is 2.66.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Laureate Education was 2.83. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 1.68.

Warning Sign:

Laureate Education Inc stock PB Ratio (=2.66) is close to 10-year high of 2.83


Laureate Education Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laureate Education's Book Value per Share 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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Laureate Education Book Value per Share Chart

Laureate Education Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.39 11.06 6.32 4.94 6.03

Laureate Education Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share 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 5.24 6.19 6.14 6.03 6.02

Competitive Comparison of Laureate Education's Book Value per Share

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Laureate Education'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.


Laureate Education's PB Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Laureate Education's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Laureate Education Book Value per Share Calculation

Laureate Education'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)
=(950-0)/158
=6.03

Laureate Education's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(934-0)/155
=6.02

* 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.

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.


Laureate Education  (NAS:LAUR) 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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Laureate Education (Laureate Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
PMB 1158, 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715, Miami, FL, USA, 33131
Laureate Education Inc is an international community of universities. The company provides higher education programs and services to students through an international network of licensed universities and higher education institutions. Its geographical segments include Peru and Mexico.
Executives
Ian Kendell Snow director, 10 percent owner 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Wengen Alberta, Lp 10 percent owner C/O LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Sinkfield Richard Harvey Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Gerard M. Knauer officer: VP, Acctg, Global Controller LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Macedo Aristides De director C/O LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., PMB 1158, 1000 BRICKELL AVE., SUITE 715, MIAMI FL 33131
Marcelo Cardoso officer: Chief Transformation Officer LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Kkr Group Partnership L.p. 10 percent owner C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kkr 2006 Fund (overseas), Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET - SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kkr Group Co. Inc. 10 percent owner 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
George Munoz director C/O MARRIOTT INTERNATONAL INC, 10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Cohen Steven A/sac Capital Mgmt Lp 10 percent owner, other: Director-by-Deputization C/O SAC CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, 72 CUMMINGS POINT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Barbara Mair director LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 78 S.W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 900, MIAMI FL 33130
Snow Phipps Group, Llc director, 10 percent owner 545 MADISON AVE., 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Eilif Serck-hanssen officer: Executive Vice President, CFO 7823 CHELSEA STREET, RUXTON MD 21204
Michael J Durham director 3416 CARUTH BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75225