METRO AG (XTER:B4B) PB Ratio : 0.92 (As of May. 05, 2024)

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What is METRO 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 (2024-05-05), METRO AG's share price is €5.07. METRO AG's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €5.54. Hence, METRO AG's PB Ratio of today is 0.92.

Good Sign:

METRO AG stock PB Ratio (=0.92) is close to 10-year low of 0.85

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

XTER:B4B' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85 Med: 1.67 Max: 2.37
Current: 0.92

During the past 11 years, METRO AG's highest PB Ratio was 2.37. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 1.67.

XTER:B4B's PB Ratio is ranked better than
75.84% of 298 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs XTER:B4B: 0.92

During the past 12 months, METRO AG's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.40% per year.

During the past 11 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of METRO AG was 58.90% per year. The lowest was -13.90% per year. And the median was -5.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

METRO AG PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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METRO AG PB Ratio Chart

METRO AG Annual Data

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Sep15

Sep16

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Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

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Sep23

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2.29

1.52

2.26

1.11

1.18

METRO AG Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.11	1.40	1.33	1.22	1.18

Competitive Comparison of METRO AG's PB Ratio

For the Food Distribution subindustry, METRO 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.

METRO AG's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, METRO AG's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

METRO 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.

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

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
	=	5.07	/	5.538
	=	0.92

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

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(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.

METRO AG (XTER:B4B) 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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METRO AG (XTER:B4B) Business Description

Industry

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0RTE:UK MEO:Austria

Address

Metro-Strasse 1, Dusseldorf, NW, DEU, 40235

Website

https://www.metroag.de

METRO AG operates as a food service company. It is active in the self-service wholesale trade with the brands METRO and MAKRO as well as in the delivery sales with the METRO delivery service, and the supply specialists Classic Fine Foods, Pro a Pro, and Rungis Express. Its business consists of segments which include METRO Germany, METRO Western Europe, METRO Russia, METRO Eastern Europe, and others. The other segment includes Hospitality Digital, the business unit that bundles the group's digitalization initiatives. It also includes service companies that provide group-wide services in the areas of real estate, logistics, information technology, advertising, and procurement.

Executives

Rafael Gasset Giraldez	Board of Directors
Claude Sarrailh	Board of Directors
Dr. Steffen Greubel	Board of Directors

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