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KLA (KLAC) PB Ratio

: 28.61 (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 (2024-04-18), KLA's share price is $643.84. KLA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.50. Hence, KLA's PB Ratio of today is 28.61.

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

KLAC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.51   Med: 13.61   Max: 40.05
Current: 28.63

During the past 13 years, KLA's highest PB Ratio was 40.05. The lowest was 2.51. And the median was 13.61.

KLAC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
98.86% of 969 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs KLAC: 28.63

During the past 12 months, KLA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of KLA was 59.60% per year. The lowest was -48.80% per year. And the median was 11.55% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


KLA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for KLA'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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KLA Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.09 11.34 14.66 32.29 22.72

KLA 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 20.05 20.43 22.72 20.86 25.83

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, KLA'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.


KLA PB Ratio Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KLA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



KLA 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.

KLA's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=643.84/22.503
=28.61

* 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.


KLA  (NAS:KLAC) 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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KLA (KLAC) Business Description

Address
One Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035
KLA is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segment of semiconductor process control, wherein machines inspect semiconductor wafers during research and development and manufacturing for defects and verify precise measurements. In this section of the market, KLA holds a majority share. It also has a small exposure to the etch and deposition segments of the WFE market. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC and Samsung.
Executives
Bren D. Higgins officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Mary Beth Wilkinson officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary 2350 GREEN ROAD, SUITE 100, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Victor Peng director MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 1225 CHARLESTON ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Kevin Kennedy director
Marie Myers director 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Gary B Moore director 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Emiko Higashi director C/O GILO VENTURES, 175 ALMENDRAL AVENUE, ATHERTON CA 94027
Michael R. Mcmullen director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Robert A. Rango director 5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Jeneanne Michelle Hanley director 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Oreste Donzella officer: Executive Vice President ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Ahmad A. Khan officer: President, Semi Proc. Control ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Virendra A Kirloskar officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Richard P Wallace officer: Executive Vice President KLA TENCOR, 160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Brian Lorig officer: Executive Vice President ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS X1 95035

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