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argenx SE (argenx SE) PB Ratio

: 5.20 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-19), argenx SE's share price is $360.06. argenx SE's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $69.22. Hence, argenx SE's PB Ratio of today is 5.20.

Good Sign:

argenx SE stock PB Ratio (=5.39) is close to 3-year low of 5.22

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

ARGX' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.37   Med: 5.89   Max: 10.43
Current: 5.41

During the past 13 years, argenx SE's highest PB Ratio was 10.43. The lowest was 2.37. And the median was 5.89.

ARGX's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
78.81% of 1312 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 2.385 vs ARGX: 5.41

During the past 12 months, argenx SE's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 32.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 29.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 31.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 49.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of argenx SE was 99.30% per year. The lowest was 24.50% per year. And the median was 40.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


argenx SE PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for argenx SE'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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argenx SE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.82 8.36 7.14 7.46 5.50

argenx SE Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.46 - 7.63 - 5.50

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, argenx SE'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.


argenx SE PB Ratio Distribution

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, argenx SE's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



argenx SE 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.

argenx SE's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=360.06/69.221
=5.20

* 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.


argenx SE  (NAS:ARGX) 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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argenx SE (argenx SE) Business Description

Address
Laarderhoogtweg 25, Amsterdam, NH, NLD, 1101EB
Argenx is a Dutch company focused on using its antibody engineering technology to treat rare autoimmune diseases. Vyvgart (efgartigimod) was approved in the U.S. in December 2021 as a treatment for generalized myasthenia gravis, followed by approvals in Europe and Japan in 2022.