Price and Value to Book Ratio by Sector

Data 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%


Last Updated in January 2012
By Aswath Damodaran