Wickes Group (LSE:WIX) PB Ratio : 2.21 (As of May. 16, 2024)

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What is Wickes Group 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 (2024-05-16), Wickes Group's share price is £1.464. Wickes Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.66. Hence, Wickes Group's PB Ratio of today is 2.21.

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

LSE:WIX' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.82 Med: 2.3 Max: 5.34
Current: 2.23

During the past 6 years, Wickes Group's highest PB Ratio was 5.34. The lowest was 1.82. And the median was 2.30.

LSE:WIX's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
63.83% of 1059 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.51 vs LSE:WIX: 2.23

During the past 12 months, Wickes Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.90% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Wickes Group was 8.80% per year. The lowest was -16.20% per year. And the median was -15.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Wickes Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wickes Group's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Wickes Group PB Ratio Chart

Wickes Group Annual Data

Trend

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

PB Ratio

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3.71

2.25

2.14

Wickes Group Semi-Annual Data
	Dec18	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					3.71	2.47	2.25	1.89	2.14

Competitive Comparison of Wickes Group's PB Ratio

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Wickes Group'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.

Wickes Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wickes Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wickes Group's PB Ratio falls into.

Wickes Group 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.

Wickes Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	1.464	/	0.663
	=	2.21

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.

Wickes Group (LSE:WIX) 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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Wickes Group (LSE:WIX) Business Description

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19 Colonial Way, Vision House, Watford, GBR, WD24 4JL

Website

https://www.wickesplc.co.uk

Wickes Group PLC is a digitally-led, service-enabled home improvement retailer, delivering choice, convenience, value service to customers across the United Kingdom. Its three key customers include the Local Trade, DIY and Do It For Me (DIFM). The company operates from its network of 232 right-sized stores, which support nationwide fulfilment from convenient locations throughout the United Kingdom, and through its digital channels including its website, TradePro mobile app for trade members and its DIY app. These digital channels allow customers to research and order an extended range of its products and services and arrange virtual and in-person design consultations. The company has a single operating segment.