Whitbread (LSE:WTB) PB Ratio : 1.51 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Whitbread 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 (2024-04-27), Whitbread's share price is £30.43. Whitbread's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was £20.22. Hence, Whitbread's PB Ratio of today is 1.51.

Good Sign:

Whitbread PLC stock PB Ratio (=1.51) is close to 1-year low of 1.44

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

LSE:WTB' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84 Med: 2.73 Max: 5.55
Current: 1.51

During the past 13 years, Whitbread's highest PB Ratio was 5.55. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 2.73.

LSE:WTB's PB Ratio is ranked better than
55.03% of 756 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs LSE:WTB: 1.51

During the past 12 months, Whitbread's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Whitbread was 33.50% per year. The lowest was -20.80% per year. And the median was 3.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Whitbread PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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Whitbread PB Ratio Chart

Whitbread Annual Data

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Feb15

Feb16

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Feb18

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PB Ratio

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1.55

1.40

1.79

1.43

1.52

Whitbread Semi-Annual Data
	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23
PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.68	1.43	1.20	1.52	1.70

Competitive Comparison of Whitbread's PB Ratio

For the Lodging subindustry, Whitbread'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.

Whitbread's PB Ratio Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Whitbread's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Whitbread 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.

Whitbread's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Aug. 2023)
	=	30.43	/	20.218
	=	1.51

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.

Whitbread (LSE:WTB) 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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Whitbread (LSE:WTB) Business Description

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Address

Porz Avenue, Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, GBR, LU5 5XE

Website

https://www.whitbread.co.uk

Whitbread PLC owns hotels and restaurants that operate in the United Kingdom. It operates more than 800 hotels under the Premier Inn brand and provides services in relation to accommodation and food both in the UK and internationally. Restaurant brands include Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar Block and Others. Geographically the company derives majority of revenue from UK division.

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