Price
and Value to Book Ratio by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7364 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2008
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Price/BV | ROE | Expected Growth in EPS | Payout | Beta | Value/BV | ROC |
| Advertising | 40 | 2.96 | 9.93% | 17.72% | 10.28% | 1.60 | 2.36 | 11.92% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 69 | 4.08 | 17.32% | 19.86% | 14.17% | 1.19 | 3.38 | 17.43% |
| Air Transport | 49 | 6.04 | 36.59% | 20.83% | 10.48% | 1.40 | 3.33 | 33.07% |
| Apparel | 57 | 2.41 | 14.55% | 14.12% | 9.15% | 0.87 | 2.24 | 15.54% |
| Auto & Truck | 28 | 2.41 | 13.71% | 13.40% | 11.49% | 1.54 | 1.71 | 15.65% |
| Auto Parts | 56 | 4.68 | -15.52% | 20.09% | NA | 1.45 | 2.78 | 25.26% |
| Bank | 504 | 2.98 | 13.14% | 9.72% | 48.34% | 0.63 | 2.16 | NA |
| Bank (Canadian) | 8 | 4.88 | 19.04% | 8.75% | 51.49% | 0.67 | 4.80 | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 38 | 3.50 | 16.35% | 6.87% | 55.69% | 0.85 | 2.43 | NA |
| Beverage | 44 | 6.43 | 22.33% | 13.27% | 26.24% | 0.89 | 4.48 | 18.72% |
| Biotechnology | 103 | 4.44 | 11.11% | 26.77% | 0.00% | 1.51 | 5.21 | 14.57% |
| Building Materials | 49 | 2.63 | 23.84% | 11.85% | 10.39% | 1.07 | 2.12 | 16.15% |
| Cable TV | 23 | 2.02 | 5.37% | 23.45% | 3.03% | 1.56 | 1.55 | 9.79% |
| Canadian Energy | 13 | 3.68 | 19.17% | 7.88% | 12.88% | 0.80 | 2.76 | 22.49% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 19 | 5.10 | 20.47% | 13.94% | 22.99% | 1.52 | 3.71 | 19.93% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 37 | 4.22 | 20.26% | 11.52% | 17.70% | 1.16 | 3.51 | 25.23% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 90 | 3.44 | 15.47% | 12.75% | 18.40% | 1.06 | 2.88 | 18.77% |
| Coal | 18 | 7.14 | 26.12% | 23.10% | 15.07% | 1.71 | 4.35 | 27.03% |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 376 | 5.98 | 20.03% | 20.64% | 11.00% | 1.56 | 9.34 | 36.57% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 144 | 5.24 | 18.03% | 19.53% | 7.27% | 1.86 | 7.48 | 31.61% |
| Diversified Co. | 107 | 3.84 | 16.84% | 14.78% | 11.32% | 1.03 | 3.21 | 18.02% |
| Drug | 368 | 3.85 | 17.42% | 20.42% | 26.34% | 1.78 | 4.45 | 24.85% |
| E-Commerce | 56 | 4.85 | 5.05% | 24.78% | 1.53% | 2.08 | 9.16 | 15.89% |
| Educational Services | 39 | 8.24 | 21.70% | 14.66% | 2.19% | 1.27 | 16.40 | 56.00% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 25 | 1.89 | 9.97% | 5.95% | 32.61% | 0.93 | 1.42 | 10.30% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 27 | 2.91 | 12.67% | 8.73% | 32.15% | 0.84 | 1.88 | 11.44% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 17 | 1.78 | 11.35% | 5.73% | 22.84% | 0.88 | 1.46 | 12.42% |
| Electrical Equipment | 86 | 3.74 | 18.47% | 15.98% | 26.92% | 1.35 | 1.96 | 17.59% |
| Electronics | 179 | 2.15 | 6.79% | 19.42% | 4.43% | 1.32 | 2.40 | 13.06% |
| Entertainment | 93 | 1.66 | 7.77% | 11.50% | 12.07% | 1.53 | 1.53 | 9.77% |
| Entertainment Tech | 38 | 4.79 | -8.82% | 19.29% | NA | 2.06 | 12.26 | -6.92% |
| Environmental | 89 | 3.03 | 10.96% | 20.14% | 18.93% | 1.00 | 1.96 | 12.60% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 294 | 1.72 | 14.54% | 13.13% | 25.82% | 1.14 | 1.32 | 10.69% |
| Food Processing | 123 | 4.34 | 17.69% | 12.68% | 24.79% | 0.77 | 3.13 | 16.12% |
| Food Wholesalers | 19 | 2.24 | 7.65% | 11.07% | 26.52% | 0.79 | 1.77 | 11.53% |
| Foreign Electronics | 10 | 1.62 | 5.45% | 16.43% | 18.02% | 1.08 | 1.94 | NA |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 39 | 1.84 | 12.87% | 13.72% | 16.41% | 1.10 | 1.68 | 14.87% |
| Grocery | 15 | 3.15 | 15.12% | 13.14% | 11.65% | 0.99 | 2.20 | 16.63% |
| Healthcare Information | 38 | 5.70 | 14.78% | 19.38% | 4.08% | 0.91 | 6.46 | 28.81% |
| Heavy Construction | 12 | 4.94 | 10.93% | 20.50% | 4.84% | 1.25 | 6.94 | 19.47% |
| Home Appliance | 11 | 3.20 | 18.41% | 9.83% | 12.00% | 0.95 | 2.59 | 21.68% |
| Homebuilding | 36 | 0.67 | 10.96% | -2.00% | 5.64% | 1.64 | 0.89 | 7.42% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 75 | 4.36 | 11.95% | 20.49% | 14.63% | 1.25 | 2.48 | 11.03% |
| Household Products | 28 | 4.15 | 18.28% | 11.50% | 22.64% | 0.89 | 3.08 | 16.59% |
| Human Resources | 35 | 2.17 | 10.30% | 17.47% | 8.90% | 1.38 | 2.77 | 17.42% |
| Industrial Services | 196 | 3.37 | 9.88% | 18.11% | 8.44% | 1.22 | 2.75 | 17.62% |
| Information Services | 38 | 4.37 | 16.51% | 14.84% | 15.61% | 1.05 | 3.86 | 18.66% |
| Insurance (Life) | 40 | 3.30 | 11.95% | 11.40% | 29.95% | 0.94 | 4.07 | 58.61% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 87 | 16.90 | 15.99% | 10.82% | 15.69% | 0.89 | 18.50 | 1.98% |
| Internet | 266 | 6.39 | 10.22% | 22.91% | 0.52% | 1.97 | 10.45 | 21.77% |
| Investment Co. | 18 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 15 | 13.18 | 24.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.31 | 28.46 | NA |
| Machinery | 126 | 3.81 | 18.56% | 17.53% | 11.09% | 1.19 | 2.72 | 16.46% |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 18 | 2.28 | 6.30% | 12.60% | 16.26% | 1.92 | 2.62 | 11.45% |
| Maritime | 52 | 2.43 | 15.80% | NA | 18.33% | 0.87 | 1.76 | 13.33% |
| Medical Services | 178 | 3.08 | 14.32% | 18.22% | 1.32% | 1.10 | 2.91 | 18.48% |
| Medical Supplies | 274 | 4.57 | 18.47% | 19.42% | 16.28% | 1.43 | 4.27 | 20.08% |
| Metal Fabricating | 37 | 3.19 | 22.37% | 16.60% | 10.28% | 1.19 | 2.97 | 21.52% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 78 | 7.87 | 32.21% | 15.39% | 14.45% | 1.05 | 6.39 | 29.22% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 31 | 2.79 | 15.40% | 10.19% | 12.38% | 0.93 | 2.09 | 16.40% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 26 | 2.19 | 12.21% | 5.46% | 30.29% | 0.78 | 1.56 | 11.77% |
| Newspaper | 18 | 1.43 | 11.50% | 1.00% | 18.24% | 1.21 | 1.29 | 10.45% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 25 | 2.47 | 17.58% | 14.42% | 8.68% | 1.13 | 2.12 | 17.67% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 15 | 3.69 | 14.21% | 10.78% | 43.13% | 0.72 | 2.22 | 12.30% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 113 | 5.10 | 22.89% | 18.90% | 5.16% | 1.10 | 4.14 | 22.82% |
| Packaging & Container | 35 | 3.02 | 12.34% | 15.29% | 16.30% | 1.12 | 1.91 | 16.34% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 39 | 1.93 | 9.94% | 9.77% | 25.39% | 0.93 | 1.67 | 14.59% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 26 | 2.93 | 23.96% | 7.49% | 12.53% | 1.02 | 2.84 | 26.42% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 186 | 2.72 | 18.30% | 12.82% | 4.09% | 1.00 | 2.20 | 22.85% |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | 4.21 | 13.45% | 18.13% | 5.78% | 1.07 | 3.54 | 6.29% |
| Power | 58 | 24.65 | 11.07% | 28.37% | 1.24% | 1.87 | 8.09 | 12.43% |
| Precious Metals | 84 | 2.70 | 5.08% | 23.52% | 13.08% | 1.11 | 2.84 | 11.34% |
| Precision Instrument | 103 | 2.78 | 8.09% | 15.76% | 6.86% | 1.66 | 3.18 | 13.55% |
| Property Management | 12 | 3.15 | 15.37% | 24.46% | 12.98% | 0.91 | 1.80 | 11.28% |
| Publishing | 40 | 13.87 | 80.43% | 16.09% | 13.81% | 1.35 | 3.54 | 21.79% |
| R.E.I.T. | 147 | 4.47 | 7.89% | 7.39% | 86.18% | 0.90 | 2.98 | 8.46% |
| Railroad | 16 | 2.35 | 14.10% | 16.12% | 13.03% | 1.23 | 1.91 | 14.26% |
| Recreation | 73 | 2.25 | 13.28% | 15.38% | 22.24% | 1.54 | 1.96 | 15.04% |
| Reinsurance | 11 | 2.40 | 12.44% | 17.31% | 12.64% | 1.01 | 3.43 | NA |
| Restaurant | 75 | 4.54 | 19.44% | 14.94% | 19.79% | 0.93 | 3.50 | 21.02% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 164 | 2.91 | 16.14% | 14.51% | 8.79% | 1.26 | 3.27 | 24.63% |
| Retail Automotive | 16 | 2.23 | 15.04% | 12.97% | 2.72% | 1.58 | 1.75 | 12.90% |
| Retail Building Supply | 9 | 2.02 | 21.45% | 9.92% | 12.84% | 1.23 | 1.78 | 19.71% |
| Retail Store | 42 | 3.11 | 16.74% | 13.67% | 11.51% | 1.11 | 2.66 | 16.54% |
| Securities Brokerage | 31 | 4.57 | 20.03% | 16.87% | 12.82% | 1.66 | 1.95 | 16.52% |
| Semiconductor | 138 | 3.23 | 13.10% | 20.29% | 19.60% | 2.59 | 4.42 | 27.92% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 16 | 2.92 | 19.71% | 18.69% | 5.29% | 2.51 | 3.90 | 29.78% |
| Shoe | 20 | 4.05 | 19.71% | 12.24% | 11.98% | 1.47 | 5.54 | 29.57% |
| Steel (General) | 26 | 3.04 | 26.08% | 11.00% | 7.60% | 1.71 | 3.14 | 29.51% |
| Steel (Integrated) | 14 | 2.57 | 15.99% | 9.52% | 7.61% | 1.97 | 2.33 | 17.66% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 124 | 4.00 | 14.72% | 18.81% | 11.47% | 1.98 | 7.04 | 28.95% |
| Telecom. Services | 152 | 2.43 | 5.85% | 15.27% | 55.16% | 1.34 | 1.90 | 15.72% |
| Thrift | 234 | 2.11 | 8.96% | 9.94% | 58.41% | 0.59 | 2.02 | NA |
| Tobacco | 11 | 9.57 | 29.28% | 8.08% | 67.86% | 0.70 | 6.84 | 27.06% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 21 | 6.78 | 22.58% | 11.35% | 22.22% | 0.85 | 4.59 | 21.47% |
| Trucking | 32 | 1.86 | 15.88% | 9.67% | 6.14% | 1.04 | 1.58 | 18.57% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 6 | 7.55 | 7.09% | 17.50% | 0.00% | 1.01 | 8.84 | 12.88% |
| Water Utility | 16 | 2.32 | 8.91% | 10.03% | 22.25% | 0.78 | 1.63 | 9.47% |
| Wireless Networking | 74 | 7.20 | 2.04% | 20.28% | 10.55% | 2.20 | 5.43 | 9.38% |
| Market | 7364 | 3.58 | 15.39% | 15.30% | 18.73% | 1.24 | 2.77 | 17.56% |