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Sparebanken Sor (OSL:SOR) PB Ratio : 0.37 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Sparebanken Sor 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 (2024-05-27), Sparebanken Sor's share price is kr147.82. Sparebanken Sor's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr404.42. Hence, Sparebanken Sor's PB Ratio of today is 0.37.

Warning Sign:

Sparebanken Sor stock PB Ratio (=0.37) is close to 10-year high of 0.37

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

OSL:SOR' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.13   Max: 0.37
Current: 0.37

During the past 13 years, Sparebanken Sor's highest PB Ratio was 0.37. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.13.

OSL:SOR's PB Ratio is ranked better than
89.46% of 1461 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.86 vs OSL:SOR: 0.37

During the past 12 months, Sparebanken Sor's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -22.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Sparebanken Sor was 140.10% per year. The lowest was -23.90% per year. And the median was -7.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Sparebanken Sor PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sparebanken Sor'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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Sparebanken Sor PB Ratio Chart

Sparebanken Sor Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.13 0.15 0.34 0.36

Sparebanken Sor Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.34 0.33 0.32 0.36 0.34

Competitive Comparison of Sparebanken Sor's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Sparebanken Sor'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.


Sparebanken Sor's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Sparebanken Sor's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sparebanken Sor's PB Ratio falls into.



Sparebanken Sor 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.

Sparebanken Sor's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=147.82/404.423
=0.37

* 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.


Sparebanken Sor  (OSL:SOR) 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.


Sparebanken Sor PB Ratio Related Terms

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Sparebanken Sor (OSL:SOR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4662 Kristiansand, Postboks 200, Kristiansand, NOR
Sparebanken Sor is a financial institution. It is banking, securities, and real estate brokerage activities in Norway. It is also engaged in selling insurance, leasing, securities, and real estate brokerage and mortgaging. The company's operating business segments are the Retail and Corporate Market segments.