The historical rank and industry rank for Foster Wheeler AG's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:FWI'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.28 Med: 4.33 Max: 335.63
Current: 3.3
During the past 13 years, Foster Wheeler AG's highest PB Ratio was 335.63. The lowest was 2.28. And the median was 4.33.
FRA:FWI's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 1.25
vs FRA:FWI: 3.30
During the past 12 months, Foster Wheeler AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.20% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -72.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -69.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Foster Wheeler AG was 142.00% per year. The lowest was -76.90% per year. And the median was -6.60% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Foster Wheeler AG PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Foster Wheeler AG'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.
Competitive Comparison of Foster Wheeler AG's PB Ratio
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Foster Wheeler AG'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.
Foster Wheeler AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Foster Wheeler AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Foster Wheeler AG's PB Ratio falls into.
Foster Wheeler AG 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.
* 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.
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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