Seneca Growth Capital VCT (LSE:HYG) PB Ratio : 0.24 (As of Jun. 02, 2024)

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What is Seneca Growth Capital VCT 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 (2024-06-02), Seneca Growth Capital VCT's share price is £0.135. Seneca Growth Capital VCT's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.57. Hence, Seneca Growth Capital VCT's PB Ratio of today is 0.24.

The historical rank and industry rank for Seneca Growth Capital VCT's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:HYG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21 Med: 0.58 Max: 0.79
Current: 0.24

During the past 13 years, Seneca Growth Capital VCT's highest PB Ratio was 0.79. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.58.

LSE:HYG's PB Ratio is ranked better than
97.87% of 1688 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.94 vs LSE:HYG: 0.24

During the past 12 months, Seneca Growth Capital VCT's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -16.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Seneca Growth Capital VCT was 17.00% per year. The lowest was -16.00% per year. And the median was -0.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Seneca Growth Capital VCT PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seneca Growth Capital VCT's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Seneca Growth Capital VCT PB Ratio Chart

Seneca Growth Capital VCT Annual Data

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Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

PB Ratio

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0.36

0.38

0.36

0.41

0.26

Seneca Growth Capital VCT Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.36	0.28	0.41	0.35	0.26

Competitive Comparison of Seneca Growth Capital VCT's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Seneca Growth Capital VCT'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.

Seneca Growth Capital VCT's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Seneca Growth Capital VCT's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Seneca Growth Capital VCT's PB Ratio falls into.

Seneca Growth Capital VCT 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.

Seneca Growth Capital VCT's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	0.135	/	0.565
	=	0.24

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

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.

Seneca Growth Capital VCT (LSE:HYG) 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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Seneca Growth Capital VCT (LSE:HYG) Business Description

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Seneca Growth Capital VCT PLC is an internally managed small registered alternative investment fund based in the United Kingdom. The company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with an attractive income and capital return by investing its funds in a portfolio of both unquoted and AQSE quoted UK companies that meet the relevant criteria under the VCT Rules.