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Lightwave Logic (Lightwave Logic) PB Ratio : 12.73 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Lightwave Logic 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 (2024-05-11), Lightwave Logic's share price is $3.92. Lightwave Logic's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.31. Hence, Lightwave Logic's PB Ratio of today is 12.73.

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

LWLG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 178.21
Current: 12.73

During the past 13 years, Lightwave Logic's highest PB Ratio was 178.21. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

LWLG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
97.32% of 1530 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.645 vs LWLG: 12.73

During the past 12 months, Lightwave Logic's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 26.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 73.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 48.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lightwave Logic was 73.50% per year. The lowest was -44.40% per year. And the median was 12.65% per year.

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Lightwave Logic PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lightwave Logic'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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Lightwave Logic PB Ratio Chart

Lightwave Logic 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 12.50 15.76 65.26 17.66 16.17

Lightwave Logic Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 17.66 20.04 21.99 14.70 16.17

Competitive Comparison of Lightwave Logic's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Lightwave Logic'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.


Lightwave Logic's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Lightwave Logic's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lightwave Logic's PB Ratio falls into.



Lightwave Logic 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.

Lightwave Logic's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3.92/0.308
=12.73

* 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.


Lightwave Logic  (NAS:LWLG) 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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Lightwave Logic (Lightwave Logic) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
369 Inverness Parkway, Suite 350, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Lightwave Logic Inc is a United States-based development stage company moving toward commercialization of next-generation electro-optic photonic devices made on its P2IC technology platform which uses in-house proprietary high-activity and high-stability organic polymers. Electro-optical devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals for multiple applications. It designs and synthesizes organic chromophores for use in its own proprietary electro-optic polymer systems and photonic device designs.
Executives
Frederick J Leonberger director C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Ronald A Bucchi director C/O FIRST CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC., ONE FARM GLEN BOULEVARD, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Laila Partridge director 78 BLANCHARD ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Siraj Nour El-ahmadi director 4331 WOODCREST LANE, DALLAS TX 75206
Michael Stephen Lebby director 680 MISSION STREET, 24F, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Craig Ciesla director 369 INVERNESS PARKWAY, SUITE 350, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Thomas Edward Zelibor director 1831 LEFTHAND CIRCLE, SUITE C, LONGMONT CO 80501
George Lauro director 110 KENSINGTON DRIVE, SARATOGA CA 02021
Louis Charles Glasgow officer: Chief Technology Officer 1693 YARDLEY DRIVE, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Joseph A Miller director ONE RIVERFRONT PLZ, CORNING NY 14831
Goetz Frederick J Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 121 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, SUITE 110, NEWARK DE 19713
Phillips W Smith director, officer: Chair of Board of Directors 7860 EAST MCCLAIN DRIVE, SUITE 2, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260-1627
Thomas P Smith director 7860 EAST MCCLAIN DRIVE SUITE E, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260-1627
James S. Marcelli director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1831 LEFTHAND CIRCLE, SUITE C, LONGMONT CO 80501
Ross W. Fasick director 121 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, SUITE 110, NEWARK DE 19713