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Atkins (WS) (Atkins (WS)) PB Ratio : 2.03 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is Atkins (WS) 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 (2024-05-18), Atkins (WS)'s share price is $10.5244. Atkins (WS)'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $5.17. Hence, Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio of today is 2.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WATKY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.54   Med: 7.1   Max: 50.25
Current: 4.97

During the past 13 years, Atkins (WS)'s highest PB Ratio was 50.25. The lowest was 3.54. And the median was 7.10.

WATKY's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.81 vs WATKY: 4.97

During the past 12 months, Atkins (WS)'s average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 51.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 47.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 28.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Atkins (WS) was 99.70% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 7.20% per year.

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Atkins (WS) PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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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Atkins (WS) PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio falls into.



Atkins (WS) 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.

Atkins (WS)'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2017)
=10.5244/5.172
=2.03

* 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.


Atkins (WS)  (OTCPK:WATKY) 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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Atkins (WS) (Atkins (WS)) Business Description

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Atkins is a design, engineering, and project management consultancy. The company offers a flexible web mapping platform, a fire safety records management system, a flood risk analysis tool, a planning and safety analysis and incident management tool, a journey planning portal to reduce employee's carbon footprint, a forensic case management system, a software analysis and verification tool, a utility search platform, and an integrated forecasting tool for projecting local impacts of climate change on size and frequency of major storms. The company offers its services and tools in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, North America, and Europe.

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