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Grupo Financiero Galicia (BUE:GGAL) PB Ratio : 2.76 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is Grupo Financiero Galicia 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 (2024-05-09), Grupo Financiero Galicia's share price is ARS3774.40. Grupo Financiero Galicia's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS1,367.85. Hence, Grupo Financiero Galicia's PB Ratio of today is 2.76.

The historical rank and industry rank for Grupo Financiero Galicia's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:GGAL' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 2.08   Max: 4.98
Current: 2.76

During the past 13 years, Grupo Financiero Galicia's highest PB Ratio was 4.98. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 2.08.

BUE:GGAL's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
94.72% of 1458 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.86 vs BUE:GGAL: 2.76

During the past 12 months, Grupo Financiero Galicia's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 94.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 95.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 77.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Grupo Financiero Galicia was 127.80% per year. The lowest was -1.40% per year. And the median was 40.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Grupo Financiero Galicia PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grupo Financiero Galicia'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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Grupo Financiero Galicia PB Ratio Chart

Grupo Financiero Galicia Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 0.67 0.49 0.26 1.23

Grupo Financiero Galicia Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.26 0.86 1.46 1.25 1.23

Competitive Comparison of Grupo Financiero Galicia's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Grupo Financiero Galicia'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.


Grupo Financiero Galicia's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Grupo Financiero Galicia's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grupo Financiero Galicia's PB Ratio falls into.



Grupo Financiero Galicia 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.

Grupo Financiero Galicia's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3774.40/1367.85
=2.76

* 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.


Grupo Financiero Galicia  (BUE:GGAL) 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.


Grupo Financiero Galicia PB Ratio Related Terms

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Grupo Financiero Galicia (BUE:GGAL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Peron 430, 25th Floor, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1038 AAJ
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA is a financial service holding company. It provides general banking services, proprietary brand credit card services, personal loans, insurance, and other services. The company's operating business segments are Banks, Ecosistema Naranja X, Insurance, Adjustments, and Other Businesses. It generates maximum revenue from Banks. Geographically its operate in Argentina, Uruguay, and the majority of its revenue comes from Argentina.

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