Price
and Value to Book Ratio by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 5891 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2012
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Price/BV | ROE | Expected Growth in EPS | Payout | Beta | EV/Invested Capital | ROC |
| Advertising | 31 | 1.83 | 8.89% | 14.29% | 43.75% | 2.02 | 1.61 | 10.54% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 64 | 2.75 | 20.69% | 11.84% | 29.13% | 1.10 | 2.35 | 18.53% |
| Air Transport | 36 | 8.24 | 25.16% | 15.76% | 18.91% | 1.21 | 4.26 | 16.45% |
| Apparel | 57 | 2.46 | 13.71% | 19.27% | 18.85% | 1.30 | 2.19 | 14.02% |
| Auto Parts | 51 | 2.08 | 15.63% | 28.55% | 23.74% | 1.70 | 1.86 | 15.82% |
| Automotive | 12 | 1.05 | 11.06% | 44.50% | 22.24% | 1.59 | 1.02 | 6.96% |
| Bank | 426 | 0.85 | 6.08% | 10.22% | 33.53% | 0.77 | 0.93 | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 45 | 1.29 | 6.87% | 10.25% | 38.36% | 0.93 | 1.20 | NA |
| Beverage | 34 | 3.61 | 19.22% | 9.30% | 46.35% | 0.88 | 2.51 | 12.95% |
| Biotechnology | 158 | 3.19 | 4.53% | 20.53% | 59.34% | 1.03 | 4.36 | -13.33% |
| Building Materials | 45 | 0.99 | -4.18% | 17.00% | NA | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.58% |
| Cable TV | 21 | 2.31 | 12.65% | 13.35% | 18.03% | 1.37 | 1.56 | 8.80% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 16 | 2.64 | 17.91% | 15.45% | 30.79% | 1.36 | 2.18 | 13.66% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 31 | 2.96 | 14.48% | 16.55% | 31.68% | 1.51 | 2.41 | 13.81% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 70 | 3.08 | 15.15% | 19.21% | 40.43% | 1.28 | 2.43 | 12.25% |
| Coal | 20 | 2.77 | 18.01% | 11.96% | 33.78% | 1.53 | 2.16 | 15.26% |
| Computer Software | 184 | 3.74 | 25.64% | 17.66% | 21.61% | 1.04 | 5.63 | 45.06% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 87 | 3.94 | 28.86% | 19.61% | 8.61% | 1.30 | 4.13 | 32.09% |
| Diversified Co. | 107 | 2.12 | 13.85% | 14.88% | 36.81% | 1.14 | 1.44 | 8.01% |
| Drug | 279 | 2.73 | 16.53% | 15.04% | 49.12% | 1.12 | 2.53 | 15.02% |
| E-Commerce | 57 | 4.55 | 9.06% | 22.85% | 1.89% | 1.03 | 5.47 | 13.08% |
| Educational Services | 34 | 2.69 | 27.39% | 13.05% | 2.83% | 0.83 | 3.03 | 34.34% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 21 | 1.57 | 10.31% | 6.23% | 63.88% | 0.75 | 1.25 | 6.38% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 21 | 1.78 | 11.27% | 4.83% | 66.22% | 0.70 | 1.37 | 6.89% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 14 | 1.36 | 9.33% | 7.21% | 56.70% | 0.75 | 1.17 | 6.11% |
| Electrical Equipment | 68 | 2.33 | 16.64% | 14.60% | 29.40% | 1.33 | 2.33 | 15.03% |
| Electronics | 139 | 1.65 | 14.75% | 16.03% | 11.97% | 1.07 | 1.65 | 15.72% |
| Engineering & Const | 25 | 1.73 | 10.31% | 12.39% | 6.31% | 1.22 | 1.87 | 13.58% |
| Entertainment | 77 | 1.71 | 9.57% | 16.64% | 25.84% | 1.63 | 1.47 | 9.45% |
| Entertainment Tech | 40 | 1.97 | 8.22% | 21.77% | 11.57% | 1.23 | 2.42 | 11.69% |
| Environmental | 82 | 2.22 | 10.13% | 19.46% | 46.73% | 0.81 | 1.65 | 7.56% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 225 | 1.79 | -26.07% | 13.76% | NA | 1.31 | 1.17 | 5.95% |
| Food Processing | 112 | 2.58 | 15.65% | 13.87% | 45.25% | 0.91 | 1.97 | 11.88% |
| Foreign Electronics | 9 | 0.90 | 4.38% | 24.38% | 51.37% | 1.09 | 0.90 | 7.83% |
| Funeral Services | 6 | 1.93 | 10.87% | 16.50% | 49.81% | 1.14 | 1.47 | 7.81% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 35 | 2.19 | 9.38% | 21.62% | 27.83% | 1.81 | 1.91 | 9.50% |
| Healthcare Information | 25 | 4.55 | 7.80% | 20.66% | 12.22% | 1.17 | 4.72 | 9.45% |
| Heavy Truck & Equip | 21 | 3.42 | 16.89% | 15.00% | 34.22% | 1.80 | 2.19 | 10.88% |
| Homebuilding | 23 | 1.38 | -7.98% | 20.01% | NA | 1.45 | 1.23 | -2.09% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 51 | 2.64 | 4.59% | 15.60% | 40.37% | 1.74 | 1.77 | 6.95% |
| Household Products | 26 | 3.33 | 20.17% | 11.76% | 48.97% | 1.07 | 2.50 | 14.52% |
| Human Resources | 23 | 1.71 | 5.30% | 21.39% | 50.59% | 1.24 | 1.85 | 7.67% |
| Industrial Services | 137 | 2.40 | 10.33% | 15.11% | 24.98% | 0.93 | 1.93 | -53.50% |
| Information Services | 27 | 2.97 | 13.71% | 17.59% | 38.73% | 1.07 | 2.12 | 10.83% |
| Insurance (Life) | 30 | 0.70 | 7.40% | 12.74% | 29.39% | 1.58 | 0.73 | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 49 | 1.00 | 9.78% | 9.73% | 23.46% | 0.91 | 1.00 | NA |
| Internet | 186 | 4.59 | 14.38% | 23.75% | 0.66% | 1.09 | 8.78 | 32.75% |
| IT Services | 60 | 3.73 | 20.07% | 18.70% | 32.87% | 1.06 | 4.58 | 26.95% |
| Machinery | 100 | 2.33 | 11.48% | 16.26% | 25.38% | 1.20 | 2.10 | 12.60% |
| Maritime | 52 | 0.85 | 4.29% | 21.90% | 25.25% | 1.40 | 0.93 | 4.76% |
| Med Supp Invasive | 83 | 2.58 | 17.68% | 15.55% | 22.91% | 0.85 | 2.32 | 15.88% |
| Med Supp Non-Invasive | 146 | 2.82 | 17.64% | 17.03% | 37.29% | 1.03 | 2.93 | 19.24% |
| Medical Services | 122 | 2.09 | 16.89% | 14.37% | 8.82% | 0.91 | 1.71 | 18.55% |
| Metal Fabricating | 24 | 2.30 | 13.08% | 23.50% | 25.70% | 1.59 | 2.26 | 14.78% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 73 | 2.35 | 20.04% | 18.04% | 33.51% | 1.33 | 2.20 | 19.48% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 29 | 1.55 | 8.50% | 10.58% | 33.81% | 1.33 | 1.37 | 7.10% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 22 | 1.81 | 10.54% | 5.21% | 67.28% | 0.66 | 1.37 | 8.09% |
| Newspaper | 13 | 2.04 | 13.21% | 9.18% | 14.56% | 1.76 | 1.61 | 11.05% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 24 | 1.38 | 13.65% | 12.65% | 28.06% | 1.38 | 1.24 | 10.36% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 13 | 2.73 | 10.85% | 7.83% | 73.98% | 0.96 | 1.68 | 6.83% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 93 | 2.06 | 9.11% | 12.68% | 41.88% | 1.55 | 1.81 | 8.54% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | 2.09 | 14.51% | 12.75% | 24.38% | 1.16 | 1.58 | 10.40% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 32 | 1.30 | 7.24% | 13.00% | 43.21% | 1.36 | 1.19 | 11.01% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 20 | 1.64 | 12.87% | 15.27% | 38.99% | 1.18 | 1.54 | 10.08% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 176 | 1.76 | 8.94% | 18.51% | 9.50% | 1.34 | 1.55 | 13.50% |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | 2.19 | 13.77% | 12.20% | 20.26% | 1.12 | 1.87 | 11.18% |
| Pipeline MLPs | 27 | 3.12 | 12.30% | 8.06% | 33.53% | 0.98 | 1.95 | 8.60% |
| Power | 93 | 1.06 | 5.30% | 11.43% | 13.75% | 1.35 | 1.03 | 7.56% |
| Precious Metals | 84 | 2.15 | 7.92% | 16.38% | 26.71% | 1.15 | 2.12 | 9.57% |
| Precision Instrument | 77 | 2.20 | 9.86% | 20.05% | 11.24% | 1.28 | 2.26 | 12.10% |
| Property Management | 31 | 1.36 | 7.74% | 15.50% | 27.66% | 1.13 | 1.14 | 5.18% |
| Public/Private Equity | 11 | 1.02 | 27.55% | 24.83% | 17.28% | 2.18 | 1.01 | -0.14% |
| Publishing | 24 | 2.20 | 23.53% | 12.74% | 25.02% | 1.25 | 1.57 | 11.38% |
| R.E.I.T. | 5 | 1.89 | 13.90% | 6.10% | 91.36% | 1.47 | 1.58 | 14.07% |
| Railroad | 12 | 2.67 | 15.12% | 16.75% | 34.63% | 1.44 | 2.05 | 11.10% |
| Recreation | 56 | 1.71 | 9.45% | 14.40% | 42.67% | 1.45 | 1.43 | 8.26% |
| Reinsurance | 13 | 0.71 | 10.40% | 11.04% | 15.87% | 0.93 | 0.69 | NA |
| Restaurant | 63 | 6.66 | 28.84% | 17.41% | 46.73% | 1.27 | 4.55 | 20.32% |
| Retail (Hardlines) | 75 | 3.04 | 14.99% | 20.38% | 19.62% | 1.77 | 2.49 | 14.99% |
| Retail (Softlines) | 47 | 3.46 | 20.53% | 19.00% | 21.08% | 1.44 | 4.31 | 28.74% |
| Retail Automotive | 20 | 3.21 | 18.46% | 18.34% | 2.49% | 1.37 | 2.05 | 9.89% |
| Retail Building Supply | 8 | 3.02 | 15.25% | 14.57% | 47.32% | 1.04 | 2.48 | 12.18% |
| Retail Store | 37 | 2.62 | 17.35% | 13.36% | 29.16% | 1.29 | 2.09 | 13.60% |
| Retail/Wholesale Food | 30 | 2.23 | 12.53% | 11.45% | 28.62% | 0.75 | 1.74 | 10.38% |
| Securities Brokerage | 28 | 0.72 | 10.32% | 12.19% | 10.93% | 1.20 | 0.90 | 10.39% |
| Semiconductor | 141 | 2.62 | 20.68% | 20.66% | 30.53% | 1.50 | 3.22 | 28.41% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 12 | 1.68 | 22.99% | 20.83% | 11.30% | 1.79 | 2.15 | 40.44% |
| Shoe | 19 | 3.74 | 18.62% | 15.00% | 25.89% | 1.25 | 5.07 | 27.41% |
| Steel | 32 | 0.92 | 6.34% | 22.15% | 34.26% | 1.68 | 0.94 | 5.94% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 99 | 2.32 | 8.49% | 14.97% | 53.72% | 1.02 | 3.42 | 23.30% |
| Telecom. Services | 74 | 1.75 | 13.65% | 11.14% | 43.63% | 0.98 | 1.53 | 13.70% |
| Telecom. Utility | 25 | 1.79 | 16.40% | 12.66% | 80.94% | 0.88 | 1.30 | 8.34% |
| Thrift | 148 | 0.94 | -1.07% | 11.41% | NA | 0.71 | 0.94 | NA |
| Tobacco | 11 | 8.63 | 50.86% | 10.29% | 67.56% | 0.85 | 4.33 | 27.98% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 15 | 6.49 | 31.19% | 14.06% | 25.04% | 1.30 | 4.01 | 19.54% |
| Trucking | 36 | 4.49 | 6.43% | 19.39% | 41.07% | 1.24 | 2.76 | 9.07% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 4 | 0.64 | 2.95% | 3.97% | 0.32% | 0.96 | 0.81 | 4.56% |
| Water Utility | 11 | 1.77 | 8.36% | 7.07% | 48.16% | 0.66 | 1.32 | 5.42% |
| Wireless Networking | 57 | 2.72 | 15.56% | 19.66% | 9.13% | 1.27 | 2.19 | -18.21% |
| Total Market | 5891 | 2.00 | 11.44% | 15.61% | 37.92% | 1.15 | 1.62 | 12.21% |