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Equity Commonwealth (Equity Commonwealth) Book Value per Share : $21.35 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Equity Commonwealth Book Value per Share?

Equity Commonwealth's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $21.35.

During the past 12 months, Equity Commonwealth's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Equity Commonwealth was 16.80% per year. The lowest was -14.00% per year. And the median was -1.30% per year.

Equity Commonwealth's current price is $19.56. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $21.35. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Equity Commonwealth is 0.92.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Equity Commonwealth was 1.33. The lowest was 0.78. And the median was 1.13.

Good Sign:

Equity Commonwealth stock PB Ratio (=0.9) is close to 1-year low of 0.86


Equity Commonwealth Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equity Commonwealth's Book Value per Share 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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Equity Commonwealth Book Value per Share Chart

Equity Commonwealth Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.63 25.65 25.43 24.65 21.21

Equity Commonwealth Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share 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 20.44 20.64 20.94 21.21 21.35

Competitive Comparison of Equity Commonwealth's Book Value per Share

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Equity Commonwealth'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.


Equity Commonwealth's PB Ratio Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Equity Commonwealth's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equity Commonwealth Book Value per Share Calculation

Equity Commonwealth's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2,385.07-119.26)/106.85
=21.21

Equity Commonwealth's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2,408.35-119.26)/107.22
=21.35

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Equity Commonwealth  (NYSE:EQC) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Equity Commonwealth (Equity Commonwealth) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Equity Commonwealth is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and operation of primarily office buildings located throughout the United States. The vast majority of the company's real estate portfolio comprises office assets. These properties are fairly evenly dispersed between many of America's major urban markets, notably Washington, Austin, and Denver. Equity Commonwealth derives the vast majority of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants occupying its offices. The company's largest tenants in terms of revenue generation include a variety of hiking, household goods, publishing, and financial firms.
Executives
Orrin S Shifrin officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary CWH MANAGEMENT LLC, 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Andrew Levy officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O EQUITY COMMONWEALTH, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL 60606
William H Griffiths officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer C/O EQUITY COMMONWEALTH, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ellen-blair Chube director 150 N. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606
Gerald A Spector director C/O EQUITY RESIDENTIAL, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Adam Scott Markman officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Lozier James Lloyd Jr director 4616 DORSET RD, DALLAS TX 75229
David Helfand director, officer: President & CEO C/O MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES INC, 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA #800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jeffrey Douglas Brown officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 3726 AVALON TRAIL, LEBANON OH 45036
David S Weinberg officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer CWH MANAGEMENT LLC, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Samuel Zell director, other: Chairman of the Board TWO N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Peter Linneman director 1696 N E MIAMI GARDENS DR, N MIAMI BEACH FL 33179
James A Star director
James Scott Corl director C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC, 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Martin L Edelman director C/O PAUL HASTINGS JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP, 75 EAST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022

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