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American Shared Hospital Services (American Shared Hospital Services) PB Ratio

: 0.83 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-20), American Shared Hospital Services's share price is $2.9898. American Shared Hospital Services's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.59. Hence, American Shared Hospital Services's PB Ratio of today is 0.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Shared Hospital Services's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AMS' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 0.67   Max: 1.22
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, American Shared Hospital Services's highest PB Ratio was 1.22. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.67.

AMS's PB Ratio is ranked better than
83.33% of 594 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.22 vs AMS: 0.83

During the past 12 months, American Shared Hospital Services's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of American Shared Hospital Services was 37.70% per year. The lowest was -47.80% per year. And the median was 2.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


American Shared Hospital Services PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Shared Hospital Services'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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American Shared Hospital Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.55 0.67 0.72 0.84 0.66

American Shared Hospital Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 0.79 0.73 0.70 0.66

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, American Shared Hospital Services'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.


American Shared Hospital Services PB Ratio Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, American Shared Hospital Services's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Shared Hospital Services's PB Ratio falls into.



American Shared Hospital Services 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.

American Shared Hospital Services's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=2.9898/3.591
=0.83

* 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.


American Shared Hospital Services  (AMEX:AMS) 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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American Shared Hospital Services (American Shared Hospital Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
601 Montgomery, Suite 1112, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111-2619
American Shared Hospital Services provides stereotactic radiosurgery equipment and Advanced radiation therapy and related equipment. It currently provides Gamma Knife units to medical centers and stand-alone facilities. The company, along with its subsidiaries, operates through the following operations: Gamma Knife, Advanced Radiation Therapy Equipment and Services, and Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Operations. It generates most of its revenue from the domestic market.
Executives
Robert L Hiatt officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BARACK FERRAZZANO, 333 W WACKER #2700, CHICAGO IL 60606
Peter M Gaccione officer: Chief Operating Officer 601 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1112, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Vicki L Wilson director TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER, STE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Kathleen Miles director TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER, STE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Ernest Robert Bates officer: Vice President 350 MARGARITA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
Sandra Aj Lawrence director C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Saim Mert Ozyurek director 2 EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
David Larson director 80 CERRITOS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94127
Kelly Daniel G Jr director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Raymond C Stachowiak director, 10 percent owner, officer: Interim President & CEO C/O ASHS, 2 EMBARCADERO CENTER-SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Trotman Stanley S Jr director
Craig Kenji Tagawa officer: COO/CFO 5323 SPRINGRIDGE COURT, FAIRFIELD CA 94534
Ernest A Bates director, 10 percent owner, officer: CHAIRMAN AND CEO FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER 3620, SAN FRANCISO CA 94111-4155
American Shared Hospital Services director, 10 percent owner, officer: CHAIRMAN AND CEO 601 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1112, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
John F Ruffle director 77 PLEASANTVILLE ROAD, NEW VERNON NJ 07976