Westpac Banking Stock Book Value Per Share

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Westpac Banking fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Westpac Banking's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Westpac Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Westpac Banking's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Westpac Banking stock.
  
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Westpac Banking Company Book Value Per Share Analysis

Westpac Banking's 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.

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Current Westpac Banking Book Value Per Share

    
  20.91 X  
Most of Westpac Banking's fundamental indicators, such as Book Value Per Share, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Westpac Banking is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
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.
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Westpac Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Common Stock Shares Outstanding

3.86 Billion

At present, Westpac Banking's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.
In accordance with the recently published financial statements, the book value per share of Westpac Banking is about 20.906 times. This is 74.6% lower than that of the Banks sector and significantly higher than that of the Financials industry. The book value per share for all Australia stocks is 98.92% higher than that of the company.

Westpac Book Value Per Share Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Westpac Banking's direct or indirect competition against its Book Value Per Share to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Westpac Banking could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Westpac Banking by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Westpac Banking is currently under evaluation in book value per share category among its peers.

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About Westpac Banking Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Westpac Banking's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Westpac Banking using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Westpac Banking based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Westpac Banking financial ratios help investors to determine whether Westpac Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Westpac with respect to the benefits of owning Westpac Banking security.