Preferred Stock Companies By Book Value Per Share Ratio

Book Value Per Share
Book Value Per ShareEfficiencyMarket RiskExp Return
1FLC Flaherty Crumrine Total
21.97
 0.03 
 0.54 
 0.02 
2HPI John Hancock Preferred
19.69
 0.04 
 1.00 
 0.04 
3HPF John Hancock Preferred
19.37
 0.05 
 0.82 
 0.04 
4HPS John Hancock Preferred
17.33
(0.06)
 0.76 
(0.05)
5PDT John Hancock Premium
12.84
 0.03 
 0.91 
 0.03 
6DFP Flaherty and Crumrine
0.0
 0.08 
 0.56 
 0.04 
7JPI Nuveen Preferred and
0.0
 0.15 
 0.69 
 0.10 
8PSF Cohen and Steers
0.0
 0.03 
 0.55 
 0.02 
The analysis above is based on a 90-day investment horizon and a default level of risk. Use the Portfolio Analyzer to fine-tune all your assumptions. Check your current assumptions here.
Book Value per Share (B/S) can be calculated by subtracting liabilities from assets, and then dividing it by the total number of currently outstanding shares. It indicates the level of safety associated with each common share after removing the effects of liabilities. In other words, a shareholder can use this ratio to see how much he or she can sell the stake in the company in the event of a liquidation. The naive approach to look at Book Value per Share is to compare it to current stock price. If Book Value per Share is higher than the currently traded stock price, the company can be considered undervalued. However, investors must be aware that conventional calculation of Book Value does not include intangible assets such as goodwill, intellectual property, trademarks or brands and may not be an appropriate measure for many firms.