American Eagle Outfitters (FRA:AFG) PB Ratio : 2.84 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)

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What is American Eagle Outfitters 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 (2024-04-30), American Eagle Outfitters's share price is €23.00. American Eagle Outfitters's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €8.10. Hence, American Eagle Outfitters's PB Ratio of today is 2.84.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Eagle Outfitters's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:AFG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.9 Med: 2.42 Max: 5.8
Current: 2.82

During the past 13 years, American Eagle Outfitters's highest PB Ratio was 5.80. The lowest was 0.90. And the median was 2.42.

FRA:AFG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
71.25% of 1061 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.49 vs FRA:AFG: 2.82

During the past 12 months, American Eagle Outfitters's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of American Eagle Outfitters was 125.20% per year. The lowest was -7.10% per year. And the median was 9.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

American Eagle Outfitters PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Eagle Outfitters's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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American Eagle Outfitters PB Ratio Chart

American Eagle Outfitters Annual Data

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Jan15

Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

PB Ratio

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1.99

3.50

2.68

1.87

2.26

American Eagle Outfitters Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.87	1.62	1.64	1.96	2.26

Competitive Comparison of American Eagle Outfitters's PB Ratio

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, American Eagle Outfitters'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.

American Eagle Outfitters's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, American Eagle Outfitters's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Eagle Outfitters's PB Ratio falls into.

American Eagle Outfitters 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.

American Eagle Outfitters's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Jan. 2024)
	=	23.00	/	8.096
	=	2.84

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.

American Eagle Outfitters (FRA:AFG) 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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American Eagle Outfitters (FRA:AFG) Business Description

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Address

77 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15203-2329

Website

https://www.aeo-inc.com

American Eagle Outfitters Inc is an apparel and accessory retailer with company stores in U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Hong Kong. The Company leases all store premises, regional distribution facilities, some of its office space, and certain information technology and office equipment. American Eagle also has an online business that ships worldwide. It operates in two segments: American Eagle and Aerie. The majority of its revenue comes from its primary brand, American Eagle, which offers an assortment of specialty apparel and accessories for women and men. Geographically, it generates the vast majority of its revenue from the United States.