Price-to-Book Ratio (P/B)

The Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio compares a stock's market price to its book value per share (assets minus liabilities on the balance sheet). It is a relative stock valuation metric favored by Graham-style value investors.

公式

P/B Ratio = Market Price per Share / Book Value per Share

示例

A bank stock trading at $45 with a book value per share of $30 has a P/B of 1.5x. Historically, stocks trading below 1x book value have attracted deep-value investors, though book value is less meaningful for asset-light technology companies in stock valuation.

为什么重要

P/B is particularly relevant in stock valuation for financial companies, real estate, and asset-heavy industries where tangible assets dominate. It complements DCF analysis as a sanity check — a very low P/B may signal undervaluation or distress.

MiniValuator 如何使用 Price-to-Book Ratio (P/B)

For most companies MiniValuator leads with cash-flow valuation. For banks it is the primary valuation lens: the engine values them on a justified price-to-book rather than a DCF, because their worth sits on the balance sheet. For insurers and other asset-heavy businesses it is an important cross-check rather than the lead method.

实战应用

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