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Strategic Equity Capital (LSE:SEC) PB Ratio : 1.02 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Strategic Equity Capital 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 (2024-05-15), Strategic Equity Capital's share price is £3.51. Strategic Equity Capital's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £3.46. Hence, Strategic Equity Capital's PB Ratio of today is 1.02.

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

LSE:SEC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 0.91   Max: 1.37
Current: 1.02

During the past 13 years, Strategic Equity Capital's highest PB Ratio was 1.37. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 0.91.

LSE:SEC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.76% of 1686 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs LSE:SEC: 1.02

During the past 12 months, Strategic Equity Capital's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 18.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Strategic Equity Capital was 28.80% per year. The lowest was -21.80% per year. And the median was 10.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Strategic Equity Capital PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Strategic Equity Capital'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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Strategic Equity Capital PB Ratio Chart

Strategic Equity Capital Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.82 0.89 0.89 0.90

Strategic Equity Capital 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 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 0.89 0.89 0.94 0.90 0.93

Competitive Comparison of Strategic Equity Capital's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Strategic Equity Capital'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.


Strategic Equity Capital's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Strategic Equity Capital 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.

Strategic Equity Capital's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3.51/3.458
=1.02

* 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.


Strategic Equity Capital  (LSE:SEC) 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.


Strategic Equity Capital PB Ratio Related Terms

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Strategic Equity Capital (LSE:SEC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
80 Cheapside, London, GBR, EC2V 6EE
Strategic Equity Capital PLC is an investment company based in the UK. Its investment objective is to achieve absolute returns with the means of growth in the value of investments. The company mainly invests in equity and equity-linked securities quoted on markets operated by the London Stock Exchange which will increase their value through strategic, operational or management change. It focuses on long-term investment for the duration of rolling three-year investment plans that include an entry and exit strategy. The company follows a practice of constructive corporate engagement and aims to work with management teams to enhance shareholder value. Its total revenue includes interest and dividend from the investment made.

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