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K-Bro Linen (TSX:KBL) PB Ratio : 2.10 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is K-Bro Linen 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 (2024-05-14), K-Bro Linen's share price is C$35.00. K-Bro Linen's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$16.64. Hence, K-Bro Linen's PB Ratio of today is 2.10.

The historical rank and industry rank for K-Bro Linen's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:KBL' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 2.18   Max: 5.1
Current: 2.11

During the past 13 years, K-Bro Linen's highest PB Ratio was 5.10. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 2.18.

TSX:KBL's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
57.45% of 1027 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs TSX:KBL: 2.11

During the past 12 months, K-Bro Linen's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of K-Bro Linen was 15.20% per year. The lowest was -3.90% per year. And the median was 1.95% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


K-Bro Linen PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for K-Bro Linen'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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K-Bro Linen PB Ratio Chart

K-Bro Linen 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 2.27 2.20 1.97 1.67 2.00

K-Bro Linen 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 1.70 1.92 1.92 2.00 2.11

Competitive Comparison of K-Bro Linen's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, K-Bro Linen'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.


K-Bro Linen's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, K-Bro Linen's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where K-Bro Linen's PB Ratio falls into.



K-Bro Linen 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.

K-Bro Linen's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=35.00/16.643
=2.10

* 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.


K-Bro Linen  (TSX:KBL) 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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K-Bro Linen (TSX:KBL) Business Description

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Address
14903-137 Avenue N.W., Edmonton, AB, CAN, T5V 1R9
K-Bro Linen Inc is a healthcare and hospitality laundry and linen processor in Canada. It operates in major cities across Canada, and has two distribution centers, providing management services and laundry processing of hospitality, healthcare, and specialty linens. The company provides vital products and services that help people heal, travel, live, and play. It helps hospitals and extended care centers care for the young, old, and vulnerable in environmentally responsible ways. It operates through two divisions, which are the Canadian division and the United Kingdom division.
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