Severn Trent (LSE:SVT) PB Ratio : 7.55 (As of May. 08, 2024)

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What is Severn Trent 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), Severn Trent's share price is £25.74. Severn Trent's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £3.41. Hence, Severn Trent's PB Ratio of today is 7.55.

Warning Sign:

Severn Trent PLC stock PB Ratio (=7.38) is close to 10-year high of 7.71

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

LSE:SVT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.89 Med: 5.22 Max: 7.71
Current: 7.37

During the past 13 years, Severn Trent's highest PB Ratio was 7.71. The lowest was 3.89. And the median was 5.22.

LSE:SVT's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.91% of 513 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.41 vs LSE:SVT: 7.37

During the past 12 months, Severn Trent's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -29.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.30% 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 Severn Trent was 96.90% per year. The lowest was -21.10% per year. And the median was 0.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Severn Trent PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Severn Trent's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Severn Trent PB Ratio Chart

Severn Trent Annual Data

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Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

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Mar18

Mar19

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Mar23

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4.03

4.36

4.84

6.10

7.46

Severn Trent Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.67	6.10	4.90	7.46	6.93

Competitive Comparison of Severn Trent's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Severn Trent'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.

Severn Trent's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Severn Trent's PB Ratio falls into.

Severn Trent 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.

Severn Trent's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
	=	25.74	/	3.411
	=	7.55

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.

Severn Trent (LSE:SVT) 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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Severn Trent (LSE:SVT) Business Description

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Address

2 St John’s Street, Severn Trent Centre, Coventry, GBR, CV1 2LZ

Website

https://www.severntrent.com

Severn Trent PLC is a United Kingdom-based water utilities company. The company mainly operates in the U.K., but also in the United States and other countries in Europe. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its regulated water and wastewater segment, which supplies water and conducts sewage and environmental services. The company also operates a business services segment that is involved with renewable energy operations. The company provides contract services to industrial and municipal clients to develop water treatment facilities and networks. The firm generates its renewable energy by using hydropower, wind power, and solar power.