Ratio
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Calculation
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Discussion
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Book Value Per Share
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Total Stockholders’ Equity / Number of Shares Outstanding
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Equity or net assets, as measured on the balance sheet
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Earnings- based Growth Models
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P = kE / (r-g), where E=earnings, k=dividend
payout rate, r=discount rate, & g=earnings growth rate
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Valuation models that discount earnings and dividends by a discount
rate adjusted for future earnings growth
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Market-to-book
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(Stock Price x Number of Shares Outstanding) / Total Stockholders’
Equity
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Measure of accounting-based equity
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Price Earnings Ratio (PE)
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Stock Price / EPS
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Measure of market premium paid for earnings and future expectations
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Price Earnings Growth Ratio (PEG)
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PE / Earnings Growth Rate
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PE compared to earnings growth rates, a measure of PE “reasonableness”
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Sales-to-market Value
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Sales / (Stock Price x Number of Shares Outstanding)
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A sales activity ratio based on market price
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Dividend Yield
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Dividends Per Share / Stock Price
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Direct cash return on stock investment
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