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 (2024-05-03), Ziff Davis's share price is $53.88. Ziff Davis's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $41.08. Hence, Ziff Davis's PB Ratio of today is 1.31.
Good Sign:
Ziff Davis Inc stock PB Ratio (=1.31) is close to 10-year low of 1.25
The historical rank and industry rank for Ziff Davis's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ZD'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.25 Med: 3.06 Max: 4.48
Current: 1.31
During the past 13 years, Ziff Davis's highest PB Ratio was 4.48. The lowest was 1.25. And the median was 3.06.
ZD's PB Ratio is ranked better than 55.14% of 954
companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.465
vs ZD: 1.31
During the past 12 months, Ziff Davis'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 14.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Ziff Davis was 47.10% per year. The lowest was -9.70% per year. And the median was 14.15% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Ziff Davis PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Ziff Davis'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.
For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Ziff Davis'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.
Ziff Davis's PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Ziff Davis's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ziff Davis's PB Ratio falls into.
Ziff Davis 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.
Ziff Davis's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
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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Ziff Davis is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, entertainment, shopping, health, cybersecurity, and martech.
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