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Alexandria Real Estate Equities Price/Book

What is the Price/Book of Alexandria Real Estate Equities?

The Price/Book of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. is 1.33

What is the definition of Price/Book?



Price to book ratio represents the ratio between a company’s stock value and the book value per share.

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The price to book ratio, or P/B ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's current market price to its book value. It is also sometimes known as a market to book ratio or price to equity ratio. The calculation of a price to book ratio can be performed in two ways. It can be calculated as the company's market capitalization divided by the company's total book value from its balance sheet. It can also be calculated using per-share values and dividing a company's current share price by the book value per share (i.e. its book value divided by the number of outstanding shares).

The P/B ratio varies between industries. The industries that require more infrastructure capital (for each dollar of profit) will usually trade at P/B ratios much lower than, for example, consulting firms. P/B ratios are commonly used to compare banks, because most assets and liabilities of banks are constantly valued at market values. A higher P/B ratio implies that investors expect management to create more value from a given set of assets, all else equal (and/or that the market value of the firm's assets is significantly higher than their accounting value).

P/B ratios do not, however, directly provide any information on the ability of the firm to generate profits or cash for shareholders. This ratio also gives some idea of whether an investor is paying too much for what would be left if the company went bankrupt immediately. For companies in distress, the book value is usually calculated without the intangible assets that would have no resale value. In such cases, P/B should also be calculated on a "diluted" basis, because stock options may well vest on sale of the company or change of control or firing of management.

Price/Book of companies in the Real Estate sector on NYSE compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities

What does Alexandria Real Estate Equities do?

alexandria real estate equities, inc. (nyse:are) is the largest and leading office reit uniquely focused on collaborative science and technology campuses in urban innovation clusters. alexandria pioneered this niche in 1994 and has since established a dominant market presence in aaa locations, including greater boston, san francisco, new york city, san diego, seattle, maryland, and research triangle park. alexandria is known for its high-quality and diverse client tenant base. alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing class a assets clustered in urban science and technology campuses that provide its innovative client tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity, and success.

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