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Middlesex Water Co (Middlesex Water Co) PB Ratio

: 1.93 (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), Middlesex Water Co's share price is $45.89. Middlesex Water Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.74. Hence, Middlesex Water Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.93.

Good Sign:

Middlesex Water Co stock PB Ratio (=1.93) is close to 5-year low of 1.93

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

MSEX' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.63   Med: 3.05   Max: 5.73
Current: 1.93

During the past 13 years, Middlesex Water Co's highest PB Ratio was 5.73. The lowest was 1.63. And the median was 3.05.

MSEX's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
69.08% of 511 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.37 vs MSEX: 1.93

During the past 12 months, Middlesex Water Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Middlesex Water Co was 12.20% per year. The lowest was 1.20% per year. And the median was 5.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Middlesex Water Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Middlesex Water Co'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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Middlesex Water Co 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 3.42 3.66 5.73 3.47 2.76

Middlesex Water Co 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 3.47 3.42 3.48 2.81 2.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Middlesex Water Co'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.


Middlesex Water Co PB Ratio Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Middlesex Water Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Middlesex Water Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Middlesex Water Co 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.

Middlesex Water Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=45.89/23.736
=1.93

* 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.


Middlesex Water Co  (NAS:MSEX) 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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Middlesex Water Co (Middlesex Water Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
485C Route 1 South, Suite 400, Iselin, NJ, USA, 08830
Middlesex Water Co owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems in the U.S. The firm primarily operates in the eastern states of New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The company has two operating segments, Regulated and Non-Regulated. The regulated business includes collecting and distributing water to residential, commercial, industrial, and fire protection consumers. The non-regulated business includes contract services for the operation of private water and wastewater systems. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Regulated segment and from residential customers.
Executives
Lorrie Beth Ginegaw officer: VP-Corporate Affairs 1500 RONSON ROAD, ISELIN NJ 08830
Cosgrove James F. Jr. director 492 CHRISTOPHER DRIVE, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Robert John Capko officer: PAO/Controller 100 POSSUM WAY, NEW PROVIDENCE NJ 07974
Bernadette M Sohler officer: VP - Corporate Affairs 1500 RONSON ROAD, ISELIN NJ 08830
Walter G Reinhard director PO BOX 1500, ISELIN NJ 08830
Dennis W Doll officer: Executive Vice President 1500 RONSON ROAD, ISELIN NJ 08830
Andreasen Christian G. Jr. officer: VP - Enterprise Engineering 485C ROUTE 1 SOUTH, SUITE 400, ISELIN NJ 08830
Kim C Hanemann director 1500 RONSON ROAD, ISELIN NJ 08830
A Bruce Oconnor officer: Vice President &, other: Controller PO BOX 1500, ISELIN NJ 08830
Vaughn L Mckoy director 485C ROUTE ONE SOUTH, SUITE 400, ISELIN NJ 07083
Georgia M Simpson officer: VP-Information Technology 485C ROUTE 1 SOUTH, SUITE 400, ISELIN NJ 08830
Joshua Bershad director 485C ROUTE ONE SOUTH, SUITE 400, ISELIN NJ 07083
Robert K Fullagar officer: Vice President - Operations 485C ROUTE 1 SOUTH, SUITE 400, ISELIN NJ 08830
Ann L. Noble director 485C ROUTE 1 SOUTH, SUITE 400, ISELIN NJ 08830
Jay L Kooper officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 1500 RONSON ROAD, ISELIN NJ 08830

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