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Storebrand ASA (OSL:STB) PB Ratio : 1.58 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Storebrand ASA 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), Storebrand ASA's share price is kr106.40. Storebrand ASA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr67.13. Hence, Storebrand ASA's PB Ratio of today is 1.58.

Warning Sign:

Storebrand ASA stock PB Ratio (=1.58) is close to 10-year high of 1.58

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

OSL:STB' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 0.91   Max: 1.59
Current: 1.59

During the past 13 years, Storebrand ASA's highest PB Ratio was 1.59. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 0.91.

OSL:STB's PB Ratio is ranked better than
57.47% of 529 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: 1.84 vs OSL:STB: 1.59

During the past 12 months, Storebrand ASA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Storebrand ASA was 11.10% per year. The lowest was -4.90% per year. And the median was 5.25% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Storebrand ASA PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Storebrand ASA'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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Storebrand ASA PB Ratio Chart

Storebrand ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 0.84 1.41 1.34 1.36

Storebrand ASA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.23 1.33 1.36 1.36 1.49

Competitive Comparison of Storebrand ASA's PB Ratio

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, Storebrand ASA'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.


Storebrand ASA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Storebrand ASA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Storebrand ASA 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.

Storebrand ASA's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=106.40/67.134
=1.58

* 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.


Storebrand ASA  (OSL:STB) 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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Storebrand ASA (OSL:STB) Business Description

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Address
Professor Kohts vei 9, P.O. Box 474, Lysaker, NOR, N-1327
Storebrand ASA is a Nordic long-term savings and insurance company. The business is divided into nonguaranteed savings, insurance, and guaranteed pensions. The savings segment includes products for retirement savings with no interest rate guarantees. The segment consists of defined contribution pensions in Norway and Sweden, asset management, and retail banking products. The insurance segment provides risk products in Norway and Sweden. It provides health, property & casualty, personal risk products, and employee-related & pension-related insurance. The Guaranteed Pension business area encompasses long-term pension savings products that give customers a guaranteed rate of return.

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