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Commerce · Q163

Financial Management

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 163

Q163

The price to book value ratio tends to be close for_____________.

A.
high-tech companies
B.
banks
Answer
C.
utilities
D.
service companies

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The price to book value ratio tends to be close for banks. Price-to-book value (P/B) is the ratio of market value of a company's shares (share price) over its book value of equity. The book value of equity, in turn, is the value of a company's assets expressed on the balance sheet.