Wholesale Companies By Book Value Per Share Ratio

Book Value Per Share
Book Value Per ShareEfficiencyMarket RiskExp Return
1DIT AMCON Distributing
177.25
(0.02)
 4.33 
(0.07)
2RS Reliance Steel Aluminum
134.41
 0.09 
 1.47 
 0.14 
3ARW Arrow Electronics
110.43
(0.08)
 1.59 
(0.12)
4WCC-PA WESCO International
82.56
 0.17 
 0.14 
 0.02 
5BXC BlueLinx Holdings
77.93
(0.16)
 2.76 
(0.44)
6WLFC Willis Lease Finance
72.21
(0.09)
 3.58 
(0.33)
7GWW WW Grainger
69.48
(0.10)
 1.28 
(0.12)
8BCC Boise Cascad Llc
56.34
(0.14)
 2.01 
(0.29)
9AVT Avnet Inc
56.11
(0.09)
 1.60 
(0.14)
10ASH Ashland Global Holdings
54.94
(0.11)
 2.32 
(0.26)
11ENS Enersys
46.8
 0.01 
 1.62 
 0.02 
12AIT Applied Industrial Technologies
46.73
(0.04)
 1.97 
(0.07)
13WILC G Willi Food International
44.18
(0.04)
 1.78 
(0.07)
14MGPI MGP Ingredients
39.36
(0.18)
 2.37 
(0.43)
15GMS GMS Inc
36.21
(0.12)
 1.78 
(0.22)
16GPC Genuine Parts Co
31.25
 0.04 
 1.45 
 0.06 
17FERG Ferguson Plc
27.5
(0.07)
 1.64 
(0.11)
18DXPE DXP Enterprises
26.94
 0.02 
 3.42 
 0.07 
19WEYS Weyco Group
25.72
(0.15)
 1.93 
(0.29)
20MSM MSC Industrial Direct
24.6
 0.07 
 1.78 
 0.13 
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.