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Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust (Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust) PB Ratio : 0.91 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust 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 (2024-05-11), Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's share price is $3.305. Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $3.65. Hence, Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's PB Ratio of today is 0.91.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CMU' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 0.91   Max: 1.06
Current: 0.91

During the past 7 years, Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's highest PB Ratio was 1.06. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 0.91.

CMU's PB Ratio is ranked better than
60.09% of 1689 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs CMU: 0.91

During the past 12 months, Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.70% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust was 1.40% per year. The lowest was -9.00% per year. And the median was -4.45% per year.

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Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust'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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Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust PB Ratio Chart

Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.96 0.92 0.93 0.86 0.87

Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.93 0.90 0.86 0.85 0.87

Competitive Comparison of Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust'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.


Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's PB Ratio falls into.



Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust 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.

Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Nov. 2023)
=3.305/3.648
=0.91

* 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.


Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust  (NYSE:CMU) 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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Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust (Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, USA, 02199
Mfs High Yield Municipal Trust is a United States-based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek high current income exempt from federal income tax. The fund invests a majority of its net assets, including assets attributable to preferred shares and borrowings for investment purposes, in tax-exempt bonds and tax-exempt notes.
Executives
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Linda Dougherty other: OFFICER OF ADVISOR 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Boaz Weinstein 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. 10 percent owner 1111 POLARIS PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Michael L Dawson other: PORTFOLIO MANAGER 500 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Rosa Licea-mailloux other: CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Manjit Singh director 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02072
Jason Kosty other: PORTFOLIO MANAGER 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Jacques Jr Goulet other: OFFICER OF ADVISOR 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Melissa Kennedy other: OFFICER OF ADVISOR 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
James W. Kilman director 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Edward M. Maloney officer: Officer of Advisor 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Peter Darrell Jones director 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Carol W. Geremia officer: PRESIDENT 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Kevin D Strain other: Officer of Advisor MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199