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Lichen China (Lichen China) PB Ratio : 0.46 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Lichen China 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 (2024-05-10), Lichen China's share price is $1.055. Lichen China's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.32. Hence, Lichen China's PB Ratio of today is 0.46.

Good Sign:

Lichen China Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.39) is close to 2-year low of 0.39

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

LICN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 0.89   Max: 2.69
Current: 0.45

During the past 4 years, Lichen China's highest PB Ratio was 2.69. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.89.

LICN's PB Ratio is ranked better than
94.24% of 1025 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.81 vs LICN: 0.45

During the past 12 months, Lichen China's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 52.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 34.10% per year.

During the past 4 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lichen China was 34.10% per year. The lowest was 34.10% per year. And the median was 34.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Lichen China PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lichen China'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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Lichen China PB Ratio Chart

Lichen China Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
- - - 0.85

Lichen China Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 0.66 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Lichen China's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Lichen China'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.


Lichen China's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Lichen China's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lichen China 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.

Lichen China's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=1.055/2.318
=0.46

* 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.


Lichen China  (NAS:LICN) 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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Lichen China (Lichen China) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
888 Century Avenue Meiling Street, Tower 3, Jinjiang Wanda Plaza Commercial Complex, B2306, Block B, Fujian Province, Jinjiang, CHN, 362000
Lichen China Ltd is a holding company. The company, along with its subsidiaries provides financial and taxation solution services; education support services; and software and maintenance services. The company generates Majority revenue from Financial and taxation solution services.