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HMS Networks AB (OSTO:HMS) PB Ratio : 10.41 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is HMS Networks AB 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 (2024-05-23), HMS Networks AB's share price is kr458.80. HMS Networks AB's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr44.07. Hence, HMS Networks AB's PB Ratio of today is 10.41.

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

OSTO:HMS' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.31   Med: 8.09   Max: 23.5
Current: 10.41

During the past 13 years, HMS Networks AB's highest PB Ratio was 23.50. The lowest was 3.31. And the median was 8.09.

OSTO:HMS's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.65% of 2385 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs OSTO:HMS: 10.41

During the past 12 months, HMS Networks AB's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of HMS Networks AB was 22.20% per year. The lowest was -46.40% per year. And the median was 14.50% per year.

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HMS Networks AB PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for HMS Networks AB'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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HMS Networks AB PB Ratio Chart

HMS Networks AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.07 10.08 22.11 9.84 12.01

HMS Networks AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 11.51 14.53 9.99 12.01 10.52

Competitive Comparison of HMS Networks AB's PB Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, HMS Networks AB'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.


HMS Networks AB's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, HMS Networks AB's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HMS Networks AB's PB Ratio falls into.



HMS Networks AB 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.

HMS Networks AB's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=458.80/44.07
=10.41

* 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.


HMS Networks AB  (OSTO:HMS) 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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HMS Networks AB (OSTO:HMS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Stationsgatan 37, Box 4126, Halmstad, SWE, SE-300 04
HMS Networks AB is a supplier of proprietary, patented technology for intelligent industrial communication. It develops and manufactures solutions for connecting industrial products to networks and gateways, thus enabling interconnection between various networks. The group sells products in various countries including Germany. It generates majority of its revenue from USA, Japan, France, China, Sweden, Italy, and other countries. The brands of the company are Anybus, Ewon, Intesis and Ixxat.

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