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Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) PB Ratio: 3.91

Is Preformed Line Products Company’s P/B ratio high or low?

Preformed Line Products Company's P/B ratio of 3.91 is 138% above its 5-year average of 1.65, near the high end of its 5-year range (0.88–4.03).

55.12% above its 12-month average of 2.52.

PLPC PB Ratio Chart

PLPC PB Ratio
3.91+119.66% 1Y
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PLPC Average PB Ratio Chart

PLPC Current vs Average PB Ratio Chart

PLPC PB Ratio Metrics

PB RATIO

3.91

PB RATIO AVG TTM

2.52

PB RATIO AVG 3Y

1.94

PB RATIO AVG 5Y

1.65

PB RATIO AVG 10Y

1.43

PB RATIO AVG 15Y

1.38

PB RATIO AVG 20Y

1.43

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

+55.12%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

+101.49%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

+137.52%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

+173.52%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

+183.43%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

+174.18%

PLPC Competitors' PB Ratio

NAMEMARKET CAPPB RATIOTTM3Y5Y
Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)$1.84B3.912.521.941.65
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (EPAC)$1.85B4.544.905.384.66
Ameresco, Inc. (AMRC)$1.49B1.341.441.612.77
T1 Energy Inc (TE)$1.48B4.773.811.701.88
Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK)$2.61B1.201.071.080.98
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN)$2.64B1.951.341.501.76
Trinity Industries, Inc. (TRN)$2.76B2.642.342.332.28
Kforce Inc. (KFRC)$891.60M7.334.656.156.48
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (AP)$240.46M7.642.491.241.16
SCHMID Group N.V. Class A Ordinary Shares (SHMD)$231.68MN/A0.460.460.46

P/B vs. its own history

At 3.91, P/B is richer than usual, sitting higher than 100% of its 20-year history.

20-year low

0.60

median

1.38

20-year high

4.03

cheaperricher

Book Value Analysis

P/B Ratio

3.91

Market Price / Book Value per Share

Preformed Line Products Company PB Ratio Formula & Definition

PB Ratio = Market Cap / Total Shareholders' Equity

The price-to-book ratio compares market capitalization to book value (shareholders' equity). Lower values can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to net assets.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Preformed Line Products Company PB Ratio FAQ

What is the P/B ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
The P/B ratio for PLPC stock is 3.91.
Is Preformed Line Products Company's P/B ratio high or low?
Preformed Line Products Company's P/B ratio of 3.91 is 138% above its 5-year average of 1.65, near the high end of its 5-year range (0.88–4.03).
What is the TTM average P/B ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
The TTM average P/B ratio for PLPC stock is 2.52.
What is the 3Y average P/B ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
The 3Y average P/B ratio for PLPC stock is 1.94.
What is the 5Y average P/B ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
The 5Y average P/B ratio for PLPC stock is 1.65.
What is the 10Y average P/B ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
The 10Y average P/B ratio for PLPC stock is 1.43.
What is the 15Y average P/B ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
The 15Y average P/B ratio for PLPC stock is 1.38.
What is the 20Y average P/B ratio for Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)?
The 20Y average P/B ratio for PLPC stock is 1.43.

Preformed Line Products Company PB Ratio History

DATEPB RATIO
2026-06-123.91
2026-06-113.92
2026-06-103.66
2026-06-093.85
2026-06-083.88
2026-06-053.78
2026-06-043.92
2026-06-033.93
2026-06-024.03
2026-06-013.91
2026-05-293.85
2026-05-283.92
2026-05-273.95
2026-05-263.92
2026-05-223.72
2026-05-213.55
2026-05-203.51
2026-05-193.43
2026-05-183.49
2026-05-153.62
2026-05-143.68
2026-05-133.61
2026-05-123.58
2026-05-113.71
2026-05-083.60
2026-05-073.59
2026-05-063.81
2026-05-053.73
2026-05-043.22
2026-05-013.47
2026-04-303.46
2026-04-293.51
2026-04-283.71
2026-04-273.67
2026-04-243.65
2026-04-233.42
2026-04-223.42
2026-04-213.34
2026-04-203.34
2026-04-173.31
2026-04-163.10
2026-04-153.25
2026-04-143.33
2026-04-133.24
2026-04-103.24
2026-04-093.31
2026-04-083.15
2026-04-072.94
2026-04-063.04
2026-04-023.15
2026-04-013.03
2026-03-312.81
2026-03-302.74
2026-03-272.87
2026-03-262.83
2026-03-252.87
2026-03-242.87
2026-03-232.85
2026-03-202.73
2026-03-192.73
2026-03-182.66
2026-03-172.64
2026-03-162.60
2026-03-132.72
2026-03-122.71
2026-03-112.78
2026-03-102.76
2026-03-092.53
2026-03-062.45
2026-03-052.59
2026-03-042.71
2026-03-032.67
2026-03-022.75
2026-02-272.69
2026-02-262.76
2026-02-252.78
2026-02-242.75
2026-02-232.71
2026-02-202.79
2026-02-192.76
2026-02-182.68
2026-02-172.90
2026-02-132.96
2026-02-122.88
2026-02-112.96
2026-02-102.88
2026-02-092.91
2026-02-062.98
2026-02-052.81
2026-02-042.77
2026-02-032.87
2026-02-022.76
2026-01-302.66
2026-01-292.73
2026-01-282.63
2026-01-272.56
2026-01-262.56
2026-01-232.52
2026-01-222.66
2026-01-212.60
2026-01-202.54
2026-01-162.62
2026-01-152.64
2026-01-142.58
2026-01-132.55
2026-01-122.58
2026-01-092.48
2026-01-082.49
2026-01-072.46
2026-01-062.47
2026-01-052.39
2026-01-022.25
2025-12-312.19
2025-12-302.23
2025-12-292.22
2025-12-262.26
2025-12-242.29
2025-12-232.28
2025-12-222.33
2025-12-192.28
2025-12-182.28
2025-12-172.18
2025-12-162.35
2025-12-152.43
2025-12-122.46
2025-12-112.46
2025-12-102.50
2025-12-092.40
2025-12-082.34
2025-12-052.31
2025-12-042.31
2025-12-032.28
2025-12-022.23
2025-12-012.17
2025-11-282.18
2025-11-262.18
2025-11-252.16
2025-11-242.07
2025-11-212.01
2025-11-201.98
2025-11-192.05
2025-11-182.04
2025-11-172.03
2025-11-142.18
2025-11-132.14
2025-11-122.21
2025-11-112.19
2025-11-102.28
2025-11-072.23
2025-11-062.21
2025-11-052.25
2025-11-042.24
2025-11-032.24
2025-10-312.25
2025-10-302.33
2025-10-292.53
2025-10-282.46
2025-10-272.46
2025-10-242.56
2025-10-232.52
2025-10-222.37
2025-10-212.49
2025-10-202.50
2025-10-172.43
2025-10-162.45
2025-10-152.58
2025-10-142.36
2025-10-132.30
2025-10-102.20
2025-10-092.21
2025-10-082.16
2025-10-072.04
2025-10-062.12
2025-10-032.15
2025-10-022.14
2025-10-012.16
2025-09-302.11
2025-09-292.10
2025-09-262.14
2025-09-252.14
2025-09-242.14
2025-09-232.16
2025-09-222.22
2025-09-192.17
2025-09-182.22
2025-09-172.16
2025-09-162.13
2025-09-152.15
2025-09-122.14
2025-09-112.14
2025-09-102.08
2025-09-092.03
2025-09-082.07
2025-09-052.07
2025-09-042.06
2025-09-032.04
2025-09-022.02
2025-08-292.05
2025-08-282.12
2025-08-272.05
2025-08-262.09
2025-08-252.05
2025-08-222.08
2025-08-211.98
2025-08-201.94
2025-08-191.94
2025-08-181.94
2025-08-151.91
2025-08-141.98
2025-08-131.90
2025-08-121.85
2025-08-111.74
2025-08-081.71
2025-08-071.66
2025-08-061.68
2025-08-051.66
2025-08-041.66
2025-08-011.60
2025-07-311.66
2025-07-301.60
2025-07-291.62
2025-07-281.62
2025-07-251.60
2025-07-241.61
2025-07-231.66
2025-07-221.63
2025-07-211.65
2025-07-181.69
2025-07-171.74
2025-07-161.78
2025-07-151.83
2025-07-141.92
2025-07-111.90
2025-07-101.90
2025-07-091.91
2025-07-081.88
2025-07-071.88
2025-07-031.92
2025-07-021.90
2025-07-011.83
2025-06-301.82
2025-06-271.81
2025-06-261.82
2025-06-251.74
2025-06-241.75
2025-06-231.73
2025-06-201.74
2025-06-181.77
2025-06-171.74
2025-06-161.75
2025-06-131.72
2025-06-121.78
2025-06-111.76
2025-06-101.74
2025-06-091.71
2025-06-061.67
2025-06-051.64
2025-06-041.60
2025-06-031.60
2025-06-021.59

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About Preformed Line Products Company

Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC), along with its subsidiaries, specializes in the design and manufacturing of a comprehensive range of products and integrated systems. These solutions are vital for constructing and maintaining overhead, ground-level, and underground network infrastructures across various industries, including energy, telecommunications, cable operation, and information technology. Their offerings encompass specialized formed wire products engineered to support, safeguard, terminate, and secure power conductors and communication cables, while also managing cable dynamics. Furthermore, PLPC provides diverse hardware components intended to brace and shield transmission conductors, such as spacers, spacer-dampers, stockbridge dampers, corona suppression devices, and various compression fittings used in dead-end applications. The company also produces protective closures essential for shielding fixed-line communication networks, including both copper and fiber optic cables, from moisture, environmental hazards, and other potential contaminants. Additional products include hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, resale items, underground connectors, solar hardware systems, guy markers, tree guards, fiber optic cable markers, pedestal markers, and urethane products, serving a multitude of applications in the energy, renewable energy, communications, cable, and specialized sectors. PLPC serves a global clientele, reaching public and private energy utilities, communication companies, cable operators, financial institutions, government agencies, contractors, subcontractors, distributors, and value-added resellers throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company markets its products via both an internal direct sales force and through manufacturing representatives. Established in 1947, Preformed Line Products Company is headquartered in Mayfield, Ohio.

Mayfield, OH
3,401 employees
Industrials / Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Electrical Equipment & Parts
CEO
Dennis F. McKenna