The historical rank and industry rank for Gabelli Utility Trust's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
GUT'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.42 Med: 2.43 Max: 3.76
Current: 2.03
During the past 7 years, Gabelli Utility Trust's highest PB Ratio was 3.76. The lowest was 1.42. And the median was 2.43.
GUT's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 87.2% of 1688
companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.96
vs GUT: 2.03
During the past 12 months, Gabelli Utility Trust's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -19.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year.
During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Gabelli Utility Trust was 11.80% per year. The lowest was -8.40% per year. And the median was 4.65% per year.
* 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 Gabelli Utility Trust's PB Ratio
For the Asset Management subindustry, Gabelli Utility 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.
Gabelli Utility Trust's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Gabelli Utility Trust's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Gabelli Utility Trust's PB Ratio falls into.
Gabelli Utility 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.
* 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.
Gabelli Utility Trust (NYSE:GUT) PB Ratio Explanation
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.
Gabelli Utility Trust PB Ratio Related Terms
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Gabelli Utility Trust (Gabelli Utility Trust) Business Description
Gabelli Utility Trust operates as a diversified closed-end investment management company. The fund's primary objective is the long-term growth of capital and income. To achieve its objective, the fund may invest 80% of its assets in common stocks and other securities of foreign and domestic companies involved in providing products, services, or equipment for the generation or distribution of electricity, gas, & water; and telecommunications services or infrastructure operations. It invests in various sectors, of which Electric Integrated, Water, Telecommunications, and U.S. Government Obligations account for the majority weightage.
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