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Public Policy Holding Co (FRA:PD7) PB Ratio : 2.19 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Public Policy Holding Co 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 (2024-06-10), Public Policy Holding Co's share price is €1.43. Public Policy Holding Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.65. Hence, Public Policy Holding Co's PB Ratio of today is 2.19.

Warning Sign:

Public Policy Holding Co Inc stock PB Ratio (=2.24) is close to 1-year high of 2.34

The historical rank and industry rank for Public Policy Holding Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:PD7' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.9   Med: 2.37   Max: 3.51
Current: 2.24

During the past 6 years, Public Policy Holding Co's highest PB Ratio was 3.51. The lowest was 1.90. And the median was 2.37.

FRA:PD7's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
60.16% of 1024 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs FRA:PD7: 2.24

During the past 12 months, Public Policy Holding Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 32.10% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Public Policy Holding Co was 43.10% per year. The lowest was 11.70% per year. And the median was 41.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Public Policy Holding Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Public Policy Holding Co'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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Public Policy Holding Co PB Ratio Chart

Public Policy Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 2.47 1.96

Public Policy Holding Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.69 2.47 2.29 1.96

Competitive Comparison of Public Policy Holding Co's PB Ratio

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Public Policy Holding Co'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.


Public Policy Holding Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Public Policy Holding Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Public Policy Holding Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Public Policy Holding Co 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.

Public Policy Holding Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=1.43/0.653
=2.19

* 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.


Public Policy Holding Co  (FRA:PD7) 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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Public Policy Holding Co (FRA:PD7) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, USA, 20002
Public Policy Holding Co Inc operates a portfolio of independent firms that offer public affairs, crisis management, lobbying and advocacy services on behalf of the corporate, trade association and non-profit client organisations.

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