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The Bloomberg European Banks and Financial Services Index traded in November at 0.6 times the reported value of its members' assets, a measure known as price-to-book valuation.

BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

All this contributed to the so-called Korea discount, which sees shares trade more cheaply in Seoul than in other similar markets in Asia based on metrics such as the price-to-book ratio.

Nothing New Under the Son Joseph Sternberg 2011

Banks, in particular, could have further to fall as valuations adjust to the new regional picture: Their price-to-book values are about 35% higher than their Middle Eastern and North African peers, Deutsche Bank says.

Egypt's Stock-Market Slump Isn't Over Yet Andrew Peaple 2011

J.J. Schenkelberg , an investment adviser at CLS Investments LLC in Omaha, Neb., says her firm has put about $50 million of its $8 billion of client assets into an exchange-traded fund tracking the KBW Bank Index because the stocks are "quite attractively valued" based on their price-to-book ratio.

The Case for Bank Stocks Randall Smith 2011

Berkshire has traded at an average price-to-book ratio of 1.38 times since 2005, according to Thomson Datastream.

Will Buffett's Floor Also Be a Ceiling? John Jannarone 2011

We look at simple metrics like price-to-book, dividend yield, total return over the last three years and the number of buy recommendations for an initial screening for unloved stocks before we do our fundamental analysis.

Van de Weg on Contrarian Stock Picks Tara Loader Wilkinson 2011

Bank of China is currently trading at a price-to-book ratio of less than one, suggesting investors believe the bank is worth less than the sum of its assets.

China Banks Post Strong Profits Amid Bad-Loan Fears 2011

The price-to-book is 1.1 for the insurance sector and 0.9 for the banking sector.

Banks Lead European Stocks Higher Barbara Kollmeyer 2011

Based on price-to-book and trailing price-to-earnings ratios, stocks are pricing in a 33% drop in corporate earnings, he estimates.

Global Pain Hits Asia Markets Hardest Alex Frangos 2011

As Sony's low price-to-book ratio makes the stock look undervalued, there are passive reasons to buy the stock expecting a rebound, said Naoki Fujiwara , a fund manager at Shinkin Asset Management Co.

Sony Investors Skeptical, Sending Shares Down Juro Osawa 2011