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Gelsenwasser AG (FRA:WWG) PB Ratio : 2.40 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Gelsenwasser AG 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 (2024-05-08), Gelsenwasser AG's share price is €670.00. Gelsenwasser AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €279.16. Hence, Gelsenwasser AG's PB Ratio of today is 2.40.

Good Sign:

Gelsenwasser AG stock PB Ratio (=2.4) is close to 10-year low of 2.32

The historical rank and industry rank for Gelsenwasser AG's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:WWG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.26   Med: 3.82   Max: 7.59
Current: 2.4

During the past 13 years, Gelsenwasser AG's highest PB Ratio was 7.59. The lowest was 2.26. And the median was 3.82.

FRA:WWG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
77.58% of 513 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.41 vs FRA:WWG: 2.40

During the past 12 months, Gelsenwasser AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Gelsenwasser AG was 6.90% per year. The lowest was -4.30% per year. And the median was 2.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Gelsenwasser AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gelsenwasser 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.

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Gelsenwasser AG PB Ratio Chart

Gelsenwasser AG 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 4.71 6.21 5.86 3.10 2.70

Gelsenwasser AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 5.86 5.03 3.10 3.61 2.70

Competitive Comparison of Gelsenwasser AG's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Gelsenwasser 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.


Gelsenwasser AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Gelsenwasser AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gelsenwasser AG's PB Ratio falls into.



Gelsenwasser 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.

Gelsenwasser AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=670.00/279.156
=2.40

* 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.


Gelsenwasser AG  (FRA:WWG) 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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Gelsenwasser AG (FRA:WWG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Willy-Brandt-Allee 26, Gelsenkirchen, DEU, 45891
Gelsenwasser AG is engaged in supplying their customers with drinking and process water as well as with natural gas and heating to households, businesses, public institutions, and industry. It also performs wastewater disposal and electricity supply functions. The company generates revenue mostly from gas and water.

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