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DXC Technology Co (XTER:2XT) PB Ratio : 1.34 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is DXC Technology Co 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 (2024-04-27), DXC Technology Co's share price is €18.575. DXC Technology Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €13.83. Hence, DXC Technology Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.34.

Good Sign:

DXC Technology Co stock PB Ratio (=1.21) is close to 3-year low of 1.13

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

XTER:2XT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 1.44   Max: 10.33
Current: 1.21

During the past 13 years, DXC Technology Co's highest PB Ratio was 10.33. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 1.44.

XTER:2XT's PB Ratio is ranked better than
80.31% of 2580 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.62 vs XTER:2XT: 1.21

During the past 12 months, DXC Technology Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -19.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of DXC Technology Co was 42.60% per year. The lowest was -37.20% per year. And the median was 12.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


DXC Technology Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for DXC Technology 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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DXC Technology Co PB Ratio Chart

DXC Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.81 0.78 1.56 1.54 1.43

DXC Technology 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 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 1.30 1.43 1.67 - -

Competitive Comparison of DXC Technology Co's PB Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, DXC Technology 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.


DXC Technology Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, DXC Technology Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DXC Technology Co's PB Ratio falls into.



DXC Technology 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.

DXC Technology Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=18.575/13.826
=1.34

* 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.


DXC Technology Co  (XTER:2XT) 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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DXC Technology Co (XTER:2XT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
20408 Bashan Drive, Suite 231, Ashburn, VA, USA, 20147
DXC Technology Co is a vendor-independent IT services provider. The company's operating segment includes Global Business Services (GBS) and Global Infrastructure Services (GIS). It generates maximum revenue from the GIS segment. GIS offerings include Cloud and Security; IT Outsourcing and Modern Workplace. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the Other Europe region.

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