Price
and Value to Book Ratio by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7036 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2010
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Price/BV | ROE | Expected Growth in EPS | Payout | Beta | Value/BV | ROC |
| Advertising | 36 | 1.96 | -14.81% | 11.40% | NA | 1.60 | 1.70 | 12.94% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 67 | 3.39 | 28.28% | 9.68% | 48.72% | 1.19 | 2.89 | 25.35% |
| Air Transport | 44 | 3.75 | 0.74% | 11.76% | 2070.48% | 1.06 | 2.22 | 17.77% |
| Apparel | 56 | 2.31 | 13.13% | 10.45% | 20.35% | 1.30 | 2.12 | 17.65% |
| Auto & Truck | 22 | 2.74 | -19.68% | 9.70% | NA | 1.72 | 1.58 | 11.51% |
| Auto Parts | 54 | 1.88 | 8.31% | 10.63% | 50.30% | 1.75 | 1.77 | 18.45% |
| Bank | 481 | 0.86 | -2.86% | 7.79% | NA | 0.75 | 1.17 | NA |
| Bank (Canadian) | 7 | 1.95 | 9.91% | 7.08% | 0.00% | 0.86 | 2.14 | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 39 | 1.12 | 0.59% | 7.18% | 0.00% | 0.96 | 1.34 | NA |
| Beverage | 41 | 5.65 | 30.22% | 16.50% | 59.61% | 1.04 | 3.79 | 22.63% |
| Biotechnology | 121 | 3.82 | 4.41% | 20.28% | 0.54% | 1.10 | 4.77 | 12.50% |
| Building Materials | 53 | 1.22 | 7.98% | 2.95% | 36.11% | 1.45 | 1.18 | 10.08% |
| Cable TV | 24 | 2.02 | 7.55% | 21.63% | 43.54% | 1.69 | 1.46 | 14.56% |
| Canadian Energy | 10 | 1.98 | 20.48% | 5.25% | 100.30% | 1.18 | 1.67 | 23.59% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 17 | 3.48 | 29.75% | 11.30% | 45.60% | 1.27 | 2.97 | 29.30% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 31 | 3.75 | 17.46% | 6.53% | 99.55% | 1.37 | 2.94 | 23.90% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 97 | 3.02 | 15.91% | 9.39% | 88.45% | 1.29 | 2.28 | 19.19% |
| Coal | 21 | 4.48 | 27.46% | 11.75% | 63.20% | 1.67 | 3.04 | 27.27% |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 333 | 5.05 | 22.09% | 17.27% | 8.03% | 1.02 | 7.32 | 41.44% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 129 | 4.78 | 21.82% | 17.35% | 37.99% | 1.29 | 6.06 | 39.75% |
| Diversified Co. | 121 | 2.14 | 14.62% | 4.39% | 42.74% | 1.20 | 1.51 | 12.05% |
| Drug | 337 | 3.34 | 18.60% | 17.52% | 27.33% | 1.11 | 3.35 | 25.05% |
| E-Commerce | 56 | 3.96 | 6.17% | 22.23% | 0.68% | 1.18 | 5.16 | 17.11% |
| Educational Services | 38 | 5.14 | 19.57% | 21.70% | 5.58% | 0.75 | 6.30 | 30.65% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 23 | 1.48 | 10.37% | 5.60% | 518.59% | 0.79 | 1.24 | 9.67% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 24 | 1.74 | 12.65% | 5.31% | 385.66% | 0.73 | 1.36 | 11.55% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 14 | 1.35 | 10.03% | 6.79% | 398.39% | 0.75 | 1.24 | 11.13% |
| Electrical Equipment | 87 | 2.83 | 17.09% | 9.91% | 29.68% | 1.41 | 2.67 | 20.14% |
| Electronics | 183 | 1.67 | 5.74% | 12.52% | 26.06% | 1.16 | 1.89 | 15.90% |
| Entertainment | 95 | 1.60 | 7.85% | 15.22% | 43.82% | 1.81 | 1.44 | 12.62% |
| Entertainment Tech | 35 | 1.78 | -4.65% | 16.62% | NA | 1.32 | 2.60 | 2.70% |
| Environmental | 91 | 2.48 | 11.23% | 14.04% | 86.32% | 0.97 | 1.74 | 12.05% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 296 | 2.13 | -69.04% | 10.78% | NA | 1.39 | 1.45 | 6.62% |
| Food Processing | 121 | 3.40 | 23.20% | 14.76% | 33.59% | 0.86 | 2.42 | 18.50% |
| Foreign Electronics | 9 | 1.18 | -5.84% | 15.67% | NA | 1.13 | 1.53 | 16.80% |
| Funeral Services | 5 | 1.99 | 14.44% | 9.75% | 16.43% | 1.19 | 1.55 | 13.45% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 35 | 1.68 | 6.33% | 5.46% | 35.92% | 1.52 | 1.54 | 12.21% |
| Healthcare Information | 33 | 4.95 | 10.75% | 16.66% | 2.86% | 0.97 | 4.43 | 17.99% |
| Heavy Construction | 14 | 1.98 | 15.54% | 11.42% | 7.87% | 1.42 | 2.69 | 24.12% |
| Homebuilding | 28 | 1.40 | -47.16% | 15.83% | NA | 1.45 | 1.69 | -20.01% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 74 | 2.15 | 7.94% | 8.31% | 39.47% | 1.74 | 1.55 | 10.81% |
| Household Products | 23 | 3.64 | 21.52% | 10.59% | 58.74% | 1.15 | 2.63 | 17.23% |
| Human Resources | 30 | 2.26 | 8.60% | 7.77% | 16.64% | 1.38 | 2.78 | 17.69% |
| Industrial Services | 168 | 2.85 | 11.79% | 13.02% | 18.41% | 1.07 | 2.32 | 18.66% |
| Information Services | 29 | 2.54 | 13.63% | 13.37% | 38.17% | 1.28 | 2.13 | 14.20% |
| Insurance (Life) | 31 | 1.32 | 9.59% | 4.78% | 2.86% | 1.38 | 2.70 | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 85 | 1.15 | 9.44% | 9.02% | 5.19% | 0.92 | 1.55 | NA |
| Internet | 239 | 5.35 | 12.26% | 17.21% | 0.13% | 1.04 | 9.21 | 33.78% |
| Investment Co. | 19 | -1.35 | 1425.00% | 0.00% | NA | 0.76 | -1.08 | NA |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 16 | 1.53 | 5.45% | 0.00% | 1.23% | 1.39 | 1.63 | 1.52% |
| Machinery | 130 | 2.48 | 19.95% | 7.04% | 67.92% | 1.32 | 1.90 | 17.22% |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 15 | 1.53 | 4.88% | 3.00% | 6.92% | 1.21 | 1.88 | 8.69% |
| Maritime | 53 | 1.12 | 16.52% | 4.43% | 93.23% | 1.38 | 1.13 | 13.20% |
| Medical Services | 162 | 2.00 | 14.27% | 12.53% | 1.90% | 0.97 | 1.86 | 18.15% |
| Medical Supplies | 264 | 3.44 | 18.67% | 17.93% | 34.86% | 1.04 | 3.38 | 21.62% |
| Metal Fabricating | 36 | 2.31 | 13.81% | 2.88% | 33.21% | 1.54 | 2.47 | 20.43% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 79 | 3.68 | 18.81% | 4.31% | 87.52% | 1.23 | 3.05 | 24.03% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 32 | 1.86 | 16.22% | 6.14% | 174.20% | 1.29 | 1.52 | 16.04% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 24 | 1.74 | 12.41% | 4.23% | 178.34% | 0.68 | 1.38 | 11.66% |
| Newspaper | 15 | 3.10 | 7.08% | -4.92% | 577.06% | 1.94 | 1.90 | 13.60% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 25 | 2.48 | 18.17% | 5.78% | 19.67% | 1.19 | 1.83 | 16.47% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 19 | 2.27 | 15.87% | 7.62% | 563.70% | 0.89 | 1.58 | 11.85% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 113 | 2.27 | 20.64% | 4.08% | 63.91% | 1.45 | 1.97 | 21.43% |
| Packaging & Container | 31 | 3.04 | 9.74% | 9.78% | 81.71% | 1.20 | 1.85 | 18.82% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 39 | 1.78 | -11.93% | 18.58% | NA | 1.63 | 1.41 | 10.89% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 24 | 1.99 | 27.50% | 3.37% | 212.22% | 1.24 | 1.98 | 24.87% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 198 | 1.76 | 14.47% | 12.51% | 49.28% | 1.16 | 1.60 | 26.52% |
| Pharmacy Services | 21 | 2.47 | 9.56% | 14.51% | 28.35% | 0.88 | 2.13 | 13.20% |
| Power | 77 | 2.13 | 8.09% | 21.19% | 3.71% | 1.23 | 1.58 | 12.61% |
| Precious Metals | 78 | 2.60 | 4.09% | 8.07% | 81.59% | 1.18 | 2.48 | 9.45% |
| Precision Instrument | 98 | 2.16 | 8.18% | 15.70% | 2.26% | 1.24 | 2.46 | 16.62% |
| Property Management | 20 | 2.01 | 2.32% | 8.28% | 140.10% | 1.63 | 1.32 | 9.98% |
| Public/Private Equity | 9 | 0.64 | -13.20% | -2.00% | NA | 2.40 | 0.92 | NA |
| Publishing | 30 | -23.41 | -209.11% | 11.92% | 24.40% | 1.43 | 2.90 | 26.25% |
| R.E.I.T. | 143 | 3.03 | 3.64% | 4.61% | 813.56% | 1.60 | 1.95 | 9.62% |
| Railroad | 15 | 2.37 | 16.19% | 7.14% | 119.65% | 1.29 | 1.84 | 14.70% |
| Recreation | 65 | 1.64 | 11.19% | 14.01% | 15.06% | 1.43 | 1.46 | 13.74% |
| Reinsurance | 8 | 1.15 | 8.43% | 18.50% | 1.11% | 1.07 | 1.72 | NA |
| Restaurant | 68 | 5.01 | 26.59% | 13.16% | 85.89% | 1.34 | 3.11 | 22.21% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 157 | 2.84 | 11.66% | 11.03% | 39.59% | 1.43 | 2.82 | 20.58% |
| Retail Automotive | 15 | 2.67 | 14.72% | 10.93% | 2.59% | 1.46 | 1.85 | 11.65% |
| Retail Building Supply | 7 | 2.45 | 14.55% | 7.90% | 54.15% | 0.95 | 2.04 | 14.04% |
| Retail Store | 43 | 2.67 | 15.85% | 11.27% | 87.90% | 1.35 | 2.17 | 15.36% |
| Retail/Wholesale Food | 32 | 3.51 | 15.06% | 12.64% | 62.66% | 0.73 | 2.50 | 16.73% |
| Securities Brokerage | 30 | 1.15 | 6.41% | 10.96% | 38.44% | 1.18 | 1.73 | 22.46% |
| Semiconductor | 125 | 3.00 | 8.45% | 15.08% | 47.89% | 1.56 | 3.96 | 28.55% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 14 | 2.40 | 8.96% | 2.65% | 5.16% | 1.93 | 3.21 | 18.30% |
| Shoe | 19 | 3.04 | 15.30% | 7.67% | 25.94% | 1.34 | 4.21 | 25.81% |
| Steel (General) | 20 | 1.81 | 19.00% | 10.75% | 54.99% | 1.61 | 1.72 | 20.24% |
| Steel (Integrated) | 15 | 1.47 | 16.97% | 4.90% | 78.53% | 1.85 | 1.45 | 21.99% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 115 | 2.81 | 4.68% | 12.80% | 27.82% | 1.15 | 4.79 | 25.53% |
| Telecom. Services | 140 | 2.08 | 14.59% | 12.50% | 190.40% | 1.10 | 1.70 | 23.03% |
| Thrift | 227 | 1.13 | -0.10% | 9.38% | NA | 0.73 | 1.36 | NA |
| Tobacco | 12 | 6.99 | 49.16% | 3.20% | 28.56% | 0.78 | 4.06 | 30.69% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 19 | 8.19 | 40.50% | 10.15% | 30.46% | 1.23 | 4.23 | 24.62% |
| Trucking | 33 | 2.39 | -1.24% | 11.28% | NA | 1.30 | 1.57 | 13.51% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 5 | 0.85 | -4.29% | 9.00% | NA | 1.07 | 0.96 | 7.97% |
| Water Utility | 15 | 1.48 | 6.97% | 4.98% | 229.90% | 0.82 | 1.22 | 7.51% |
| Wireless Networking | 60 | 4.52 | 8.14% | 15.87% | 1.27% | 1.50 | 3.45 | 14.57% |
| Total Market | 7036 | 2.28 | 9.94% | 11.39% | 143.47% | 1.17 | 1.94 | 18.01% |