Macfarlane Group (LSE:MACF) PB Ratio : 1.76 (As of May. 19, 2024)

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What is Macfarlane Group 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 (2024-05-19), Macfarlane Group's share price is £1.27. Macfarlane Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.72. Hence, Macfarlane Group's PB Ratio of today is 1.76.

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

LSE:MACF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.33 Med: 2.04 Max: 3.09
Current: 1.76

During the past 13 years, Macfarlane Group's highest PB Ratio was 3.09. The lowest was 1.33. And the median was 2.04.

LSE:MACF's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
64.19% of 377 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 1.35 vs LSE:MACF: 1.76

During the past 12 months, Macfarlane Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Macfarlane Group was 19.90% per year. The lowest was -26.80% per year. And the median was 7.45% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Macfarlane Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Macfarlane Group's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Macfarlane Group PB Ratio Chart

Macfarlane Group Annual Data

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Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

PB Ratio

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2.47

1.73

2.16

1.55

1.62

Macfarlane Group 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															2.16	1.85	1.55	1.55	1.62

Competitive Comparison of Macfarlane Group's PB Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Macfarlane Group'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.

Macfarlane Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Macfarlane Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Macfarlane Group's PB Ratio falls into.

Macfarlane Group 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.

Macfarlane Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	1.27	/	0.721
	=	1.76

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Macfarlane Group (LSE:MACF) 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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Macfarlane Group (LSE:MACF) Business Description

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Address

3 Park Gardens, First Floor, Glasgow, GBR, G3 7YE

Website

https://www.macfarlanegroup.com

Macfarlane Group PLC is a United Kingdom-based company, that provides services for the packaging sector. It operates in two segments Packaging Distribution segment, which includes the distribution of packaging materials & supply of storage & warehousing services, & Manufacturing Operations comprises the manufacturing & supplying of self-adhesive labels to fast-moving consumer goods. The business operates Regional Distribution Centers supplying customers with a range of packaging materials & services. It operates across a wide range of sectors such as Aerospace, Defense, Electronics, Medical General, Industrial food, health & beauty, household products, & beverages sectors. It derives key revenue from the Distribution segment. Geographically, it derives the majority revenue from the UK.

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