Price to Book Value (P/BV)
since 2005
Difficulty: Beginner
Calculation
Applied Materials Inc., P/BV, long-term trends, calculation
| P/BV | = | Share price1, 2, 3 | ÷ | Book value per share1 (BVPS) | BVPS1 | = | Stockholders’ equity1 (in millions) |
÷ | No. shares of common stock outstanding2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2005 | 3.42 | = | 18.99 | ÷ | 5.56 | 5.56 | = | 8,929 | ÷ | 1,606,934,422 |
| Oct 29, 2006 | 3.81 | = | 18.20 | ÷ | 4.78 | 4.78 | = | 6,651 | ÷ | 1,392,743,007 |
| Oct 28, 2007 | 3.14 | = | 17.77 | ÷ | 5.66 | 5.66 | = | 7,821 | ÷ | 1,382,752,583 |
| Oct 26, 2008 | 1.84 | = | 10.45 | ÷ | 5.68 | 5.68 | = | 7,549 | ÷ | 1,328,871,245 |
| Oct 25, 2009 | 2.53 | = | 13.38 | ÷ | 5.29 | 5.29 | = | 7,095 | ÷ | 1,341,259,033 |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 2.35 | = | 13.36 | ÷ | 5.68 | 5.68 | = | 7,536 | ÷ | 1,327,685,208 |
| Oct 30, 2011 | 1.65 | = | 11.09 | ÷ | 6.74 | 6.74 | = | 8,800 | ÷ | 1,305,637,099 |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 1.79 | = | 10.80 | ÷ | 6.04 | 6.04 | = | 7,235 | ÷ | 1,197,659,704 |
| Oct 27, 2013 | 2.82 | = | 16.61 | ÷ | 5.89 | 5.89 | = | 7,088 | ÷ | 1,204,183,467 |
| Oct 26, 2014 | 3.80 | = | 24.46 | ÷ | 6.44 | 6.44 | = | 7,868 | ÷ | 1,221,471,983 |
| Oct 25, 2015 | 2.87 | = | 19.03 | ÷ | 6.62 | 6.62 | = | 7,613 | ÷ | 1,149,133,389 |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 4.93 | = | 33.06 | ÷ | 6.70 | 6.70 | = | 7,217 | ÷ | 1,076,570,134 |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 5.94 | = | 52.54 | ÷ | 8.85 | 8.85 | = | 9,349 | ÷ | 1,056,340,714 |
1 USD $
2 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
3 Close price on the filing date of Applied Materials Inc.'s Annual Report.
Source: Based on data from Applied Materials Inc. Annual Reports
Comparison to Competitors
Applied Materials Inc., P/BV, long-term trends, comparison to competitors
| Applied Materials Inc. | Apple Inc. | Broadcom Inc. | Cisco Systems Inc. | HP Inc. | Intel Corp. | NVIDIA Corp. | Qualcomm Inc. | Texas Instruments Inc. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2005 | 3.42 | 8.08 | – | 4.92 | 2.20 | 3.34 | 3.54 | 5.97 | 4.00 |
| Oct 29, 2006 | 3.81 | 7.30 | – | 5.80 | 2.90 | 3.27 | 5.79 | 4.48 | 3.93 |
| Oct 28, 2007 | 3.14 | 9.90 | – | 6.20 | 3.41 | 2.76 | 5.09 | 4.11 | 4.14 |
| Oct 26, 2008 | 1.84 | 4.37 | – | 3.83 | 2.19 | 1.72 | 4.24 | 3.05 | 2.09 |
| Oct 25, 2009 | 2.53 | 6.39 | 3.79 | 3.46 | 2.95 | 2.76 | 2.22 | 3.61 | 3.10 |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 2.35 | 5.91 | 4.24 | 2.73 | 2.23 | 2.46 | 3.71 | 3.54 | 4.00 |
| Oct 30, 2011 | 1.65 | 4.86 | 3.51 | 1.86 | 1.36 | 2.90 | 3.26 | 3.25 | 3.48 |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 1.79 | 4.74 | 3.25 | 1.97 | 1.22 | 2.04 | 2.20 | 2.95 | 3.45 |
| Oct 27, 2013 | 2.82 | 3.82 | 4.45 | 2.19 | 1.96 | 2.11 | 1.63 | 3.26 | 4.46 |
| Oct 26, 2014 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 7.97 | 2.24 | 2.73 | 2.91 | 2.21 | 3.28 | 5.94 |
| Oct 25, 2015 | 2.87 | 5.57 | 8.24 | 2.23 | 0.79 | 2.21 | 2.82 | 2.88 | 5.30 |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 4.93 | 4.81 | 3.84 | 2.48 | – | 2.60 | 3.98 | 0.05 | 7.36 |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 5.94 | 6.61 | 5.28 | 2.38 | – | 3.08 | 10.51 | 2.56 | 9.89 |
Source: Based on data from Applied Materials Inc. Annual Reports
Comparison to Technology Hardware & Equipment Sector
Applied Materials Inc., P/BV, long-term trends, comparison to Technology Hardware & Equipment sector
| Applied Materials Inc. | Technology Hardware & Equipment | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2005 | 3.42 | 3.83 |
| Oct 29, 2006 | 3.81 | 4.10 |
| Oct 28, 2007 | 3.14 | 4.48 |
| Oct 26, 2008 | 1.84 | 2.78 |
| Oct 25, 2009 | 2.53 | 3.58 |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 2.35 | 3.40 |
| Oct 30, 2011 | 1.65 | 3.09 |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 1.79 | 3.18 |
| Oct 27, 2013 | 2.82 | 2.99 |
| Oct 26, 2014 | 3.80 | 3.91 |
| Oct 25, 2015 | 2.87 | 3.59 |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 4.93 | 3.60 |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 5.94 | 4.95 |
Source: Based on data from Applied Materials Inc. Annual Reports
Comparison to Technology Industry
Applied Materials Inc., P/BV, long-term trends, comparison to Technology industry
| Applied Materials Inc. | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2005 | 3.42 | 7.09 |
| Oct 29, 2006 | 3.81 | 7.12 |
| Oct 28, 2007 | 3.14 | 8.34 |
| Oct 26, 2008 | 1.84 | 3.84 |
| Oct 25, 2009 | 2.53 | 4.25 |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 2.35 | 4.13 |
| Oct 30, 2011 | 1.65 | 3.79 |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 1.79 | 3.68 |
| Oct 27, 2013 | 2.82 | 3.74 |
| Oct 26, 2014 | 3.80 | 4.20 |
| Oct 25, 2015 | 2.87 | 4.22 |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 4.93 | 4.42 |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 5.94 | 5.59 |
Source: Based on data from Applied Materials Inc. Annual Reports