Inficon Holding AG (XSWX:IFCN) PB Ratio : 11.64 (As of May. 17, 2024)

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What is Inficon Holding AG 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 (2024-05-17), Inficon Holding AG's share price is CHF1400.00. Inficon Holding AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF120.31. Hence, Inficon Holding AG's PB Ratio of today is 11.64.

The historical rank and industry rank for Inficon Holding AG's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:IFCN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.56 Med: 7.04 Max: 16.49
Current: 11.64

During the past 13 years, Inficon Holding AG's highest PB Ratio was 16.49. The lowest was 3.56. And the median was 7.04.

XSWX:IFCN's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
97.2% of 2389 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs XSWX:IFCN: 11.64

During the past 12 months, Inficon Holding AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Inficon Holding AG was 34.20% per year. The lowest was -7.20% per year. And the median was 1.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Inficon Holding AG PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inficon Holding AG's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Inficon Holding AG PB Ratio Chart

Inficon Holding AG Annual Data

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Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

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9.13

9.96

14.06

7.65

10.02

Inficon Holding AG 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															14.06	8.34	7.65	10.58	10.02

Competitive Comparison of Inficon Holding AG's PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Inficon Holding AG'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.

Inficon Holding AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Inficon Holding AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Inficon Holding AG's PB Ratio falls into.

Inficon Holding AG 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.

Inficon Holding AG's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	1400.00	/	120.312
	=	11.64

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.

Inficon Holding AG (XSWX:IFCN) 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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Inficon Holding AG (XSWX:IFCN) Business Description

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IFCNz:UK

Address

Hintergasse 15 B, Bad Ragaz, CHE, CH-7310

Website

https://www.inficon.com

Inficon Holding AG operates in the technology sector in Switzerland. It caters to the scientific equipment industry by offering products that find their use in various industrial applications such as air conditioning, automotive manufacturing, manufacture of LEDs, semiconductors, and optical and solar devices. Its main products are leak detectors and gauges which help reduce the harmful effects of gases on the environment and reduce energy consumption. The other products in its portfolio comprise of chemical detectors, electron beam gun control, mass spectrometers, gas concentration monitors, vacuum gauge controllers and cables, and vacuum transmitters. The Asia Pacific region accounts for most of the company's product sales.

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