Block Price Book Value Ratio from 2010 to 2024

SQ Stock  USD 89.01  1.74  1.92%   
Block Price Book Value Ratio yearly trend continues to be relatively stable with very little volatility. Price Book Value Ratio is likely to drop to 2.39. During the period from 2010 to 2024, Block Price Book Value Ratio destribution of quarterly values had range of 33.8524 from its regression line and mean deviation of  8.17. View All Fundamentals
 
Price Book Value Ratio  
First Reported
2010-12-31
Previous Quarter
2.51908889
Current Value
2.39
Quarterly Volatility
10.04741441
 
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Check Block financial statements over time to gain insight into future company performance. You can evaluate financial statements to find patterns among Block's main balance sheet or income statement drivers, such as Depreciation And Amortization of 429 M, Interest Expense of 49.6 M or Selling General Administrative of 2.3 B, as well as many indicators such as Price To Sales Ratio of 2.04, Dividend Yield of 0.0 or PTB Ratio of 2.39. Block financial statements analysis is a perfect complement when working with Block Valuation or Volatility modules.
  
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Latest Block's Price Book Value Ratio Growth Pattern

Below is the plot of the Price Book Value Ratio of Block Inc over the last few years. It is Block's Price Book Value Ratio historical data analysis aims to capture in quantitative terms the overall pattern of either growth or decline in Block's overall financial position and show how it may be relating to other accounts over time.
Price Book Value Ratio10 Years Trend
Slightly volatile
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Block Price Book Value Ratio Regression Statistics

Arithmetic Mean15.69
Geometric Mean11.39
Coefficient Of Variation64.04
Mean Deviation8.17
Median16.29
Standard Deviation10.05
Sample Variance100.95
Range33.8524
R-Value(0.43)
Mean Square Error88.81
R-Squared0.18
Significance0.11
Slope(0.96)
Total Sum of Squares1,413

Block Price Book Value Ratio History

2024 2.39
2023 2.52
2022 2.11
2021 22.62
2020 35.96
2019 15.5
2018 20.31

About Block Financial Statements

Block shareholders use historical fundamental indicators, such as Price Book Value Ratio, to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Block investors may analyze each financial statement separately, they are all interrelated. The changes in Block's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses on on Block's income statement. Understanding these patterns can help investors time the market effectively. Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Price Book Value Ratio 2.52  2.39 

Pair Trading with Block

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Block position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Block will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Block could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Block when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Block - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Block Inc to buy it.
The correlation of Block is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Block moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Block Inc moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Block can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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When running Block's price analysis, check to measure Block's market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Block is operating at the current time. Most of Block's value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Block's future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Block's price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Block to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.