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Lea bank ASA (OSL:LEA) PB Ratio : 0.52 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Lea bank ASA 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 (2024-05-10), Lea bank ASA's share price is kr7.80. Lea bank ASA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr15.06. Hence, Lea bank ASA's PB Ratio of today is 0.52.

Good Sign:

Lea bank ASA stock PB Ratio (=0.52) is close to 5-year low of 0.47

The historical rank and industry rank for Lea bank ASA's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:LEA' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 0.62   Max: 0.85
Current: 0.51

During the past 7 years, Lea bank ASA's highest PB Ratio was 0.85. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.62.

OSL:LEA's PB Ratio is ranked better than
81.19% of 1457 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.86 vs OSL:LEA: 0.51

During the past 12 months, Lea bank ASA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 25.50% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lea bank ASA was 54.70% per year. The lowest was 4.10% per year. And the median was 36.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Lea bank ASA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lea bank ASA'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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Lea bank ASA PB Ratio Chart

Lea bank ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.53 0.72 0.56 0.53

Lea bank ASA Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.68 0.60 0.55 0.53 0.52

Competitive Comparison of Lea bank ASA's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Lea bank ASA'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.


Lea bank ASA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Lea bank ASA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lea bank ASA's PB Ratio falls into.



Lea bank ASA 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.

Lea bank ASA's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=7.80/15.062
=0.52

* 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.


Lea bank ASA  (OSL:LEA) 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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Lea bank ASA (OSL:LEA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Holbergs gate 21, Oslo, NOR, 0166
Lea bank ASA is a fully digital consumer finance bank with a presence in the Nordic market. The company offers consumer loans, savings accounts, automated invoice purchases, and SME financing with attractive terms for its customers.