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Cline Scientific AB (OSTO:CLINE B) PB Ratio : 0.18 (As of Jun. 02, 2024)


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What is Cline Scientific AB 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), Cline Scientific AB's share price is kr0.0798. Cline Scientific AB's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr0.45. Hence, Cline Scientific AB's PB Ratio of today is 0.18.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cline Scientific AB's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:CLINE B' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 5.77   Max: 37.44
Current: 0.18

During the past 9 years, Cline Scientific AB's highest PB Ratio was 37.44. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 5.77.

OSTO:CLINE B's PB Ratio is ranked better than
98.32% of 1311 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 2.54 vs OSTO:CLINE B: 0.18

During the past 12 months, Cline Scientific AB's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -39.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.50% per year.

During the past 9 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Cline Scientific AB was 47.30% per year. The lowest was -23.00% per year. And the median was 26.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Cline Scientific AB PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cline Scientific AB'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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Cline Scientific AB PB Ratio Chart

Cline Scientific AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 8.64 4.43 2.17 1.07 0.58

Cline Scientific AB Semi-Annual Data
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 2.17 1.54 1.07 0.45 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Cline Scientific AB's PB Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cline Scientific AB'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.


Cline Scientific AB's PB Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Cline Scientific AB's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cline Scientific AB's PB Ratio falls into.



Cline Scientific AB 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.

Cline Scientific AB's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.0798/0.447
=0.18

* 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.


Cline Scientific AB  (OSTO:CLINE B) 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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Cline Scientific AB (OSTO:CLINE B) Business Description

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Address
Vastra Gotalands Lan, 2C Argongatan, Molndal, SWE, 43153
Cline Scientific AB develops and markets products for biomedical research based on proprietary nanotechnology. Its products include unique surfaces for use in stem cell & cancer research and customized nanoparticles for use in biomedical applications.

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