West Pharmaceutical
WST
$363.43
Share price
1.66%
Change (1 day)
-0.74%
Change (1 year)
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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems. The company produces rubber components for packaging injectable drugs and for providing a sterile environment.
West Pharmaceutical (WST) - P/B ratio
P/B ratio as of May 2024 : 9.93
According to West Pharmaceutical's latest financial reports the company has a price-to-book ratio of 9.93.
The price-to-book ratio is a way to measure how much the stock market thinks a company is worth compared to how much the company says its assets are worth on paper.
West Pharmaceutical - P/B ratio (from 2001 to 2024)
P/B ratio by year
| Year | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | N/A | -100% |
| 2023-12-31 | 9.04 | 39.35% |
| 2022-12-31 | 6.49 | -56.38% |
| 2021-12-31 | 14.9 | 31.73% |
| 2020-12-31 | 11.3 | 59.5% |
| 2019-12-31 | 7.08 | 36.11% |
| 2018-12-31 | 5.20 | -9.12% |
| 2017-12-31 | 5.72 | 3.04% |
| 2016-12-31 | 5.56 | 30.65% |
| 2015-12-31 | 4.25 | 7.19% |
| 2014-12-31 | 3.97 | 4.4% |
| 2013-12-31 | 3.80 | 47.48% |
| 2012-12-31 | 2.58 | 31.86% |
| 2011-12-31 | 1.95 | -10.89% |
| 2010-12-31 | 2.19 | -1.84% |
| 2009-12-31 | 2.23 | -11.94% |
| 2008-12-31 | 2.54 | -5.01% |
| 2007-12-31 | 2.67 | -33.56% |
| 2006-12-31 | 4.02 | 74.17% |
| 2005-12-31 | 2.31 | -9.59% |
| 2004-12-31 | 2.55 | 32.57% |
| 2003-12-31 | 1.93 | 9.82% |
| 2002-12-31 | 1.75 |
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