Price
to Book Ratio by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7254 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2002
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms
|
Price/BV
|
ROE
|
Expected Growth in EPS
|
Payout
|
Beta
|
Value/BV
|
ROC
|
| Advertising | 36
|
4.27
|
7.07%
|
15.21%
|
18.57%
|
1.72
|
3.55
|
12.02%
|
| Aerospace/Defense | 65
|
2.54
|
13.47%
|
14.15%
|
13.30%
|
0.78
|
1.87
|
12.25%
|
| Air Transport | 45
|
1.22
|
11.23%
|
14.08%
|
2.86%
|
1.11
|
1.28
|
14.80%
|
| Apparel | 54
|
3.47
|
15.09%
|
11.49%
|
19.71%
|
0.86
|
2.71
|
15.19%
|
| Auto & Truck | 21
|
1.39
|
13.46%
|
10.70%
|
11.28%
|
0.95
|
1.24
|
11.11%
|
| Auto Parts | 65
|
1.61
|
15.06%
|
9.40%
|
9.36%
|
0.87
|
1.37
|
15.34%
|
| Bank | 446
|
4.56
|
15.87%
|
10.64%
|
42.52%
|
0.67
|
2.92
|
0.00%
|
| Bank (Canadian) | 8
|
4.43
|
15.73%
|
11.92%
|
39.92%
|
0.92
|
3.37
|
0.00%
|
| Bank (Foreign) | 3
|
4.01
|
10.14%
|
13.00%
|
30.23%
|
1.15
|
3.51
|
0.00%
|
| Bank (Midwest) | 36
|
6.92
|
16.79%
|
9.64%
|
43.52%
|
0.76
|
4.53
|
0.00%
|
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 24
|
4.51
|
23.90%
|
11.89%
|
15.31%
|
0.55
|
3.08
|
22.77%
|
| Beverage (Soft Drink) | 19
|
7.71
|
20.92%
|
21.67%
|
22.62%
|
0.68
|
4.82
|
20.10%
|
| Biotechnology | 76
|
6.90
|
1.48%
|
33.80%
|
0.00%
|
1.10
|
13.55
|
2.45%
|
| Building Materials | 52
|
2.18
|
16.86%
|
14.57%
|
9.68%
|
0.83
|
1.82
|
19.26%
|
| Cable TV | 27
|
2.31
|
-3.51%
|
19.35%
|
NA
|
1.24
|
1.68
|
-44.90%
|
| Canadian Energy | 13
|
2.50
|
23.30%
|
12.15%
|
12.77%
|
0.73
|
1.84
|
20.40%
|
| Cement & Aggregates | 15
|
1.98
|
12.57%
|
9.17%
|
13.78%
|
0.71
|
1.65
|
13.87%
|
| Chemical (Basic) | 25
|
1.88
|
15.31%
|
10.83%
|
19.09%
|
0.86
|
1.55
|
16.60%
|
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33
|
4.16
|
19.58%
|
11.37%
|
15.45%
|
0.76
|
2.78
|
17.03%
|
| Chemical (Specialty) | 86
|
2.38
|
12.63%
|
9.88%
|
15.22%
|
0.78
|
1.73
|
13.86%
|
| Coal | 6
|
2.68
|
9.03%
|
6.50%
|
28.55%
|
0.78
|
1.92
|
16.65%
|
| Computer & Peripherals | 171
|
4.70
|
17.54%
|
21.31%
|
3.93%
|
1.77
|
5.03
|
23.83%
|
| Computer Software & Svcs | 468
|
5.71
|
10.41%
|
24.71%
|
4.11%
|
1.81
|
7.69
|
21.30%
|
| Diversified Co. | 103
|
2.68
|
13.30%
|
11.26%
|
11.59%
|
0.82
|
2.09
|
13.81%
|
| Drug | 286
|
9.00
|
25.50%
|
28.99%
|
21.03%
|
1.04
|
10.96
|
34.31%
|
| E-Commerce | 27
|
1.35
|
-11.71%
|
28.70%
|
NA
|
3.34
|
1.67
|
-0.44%
|
| Educational Services | 36
|
5.39
|
5.07%
|
26.53%
|
1.10%
|
0.90
|
8.17
|
15.49%
|
| Electric Util. (Central) | 30
|
1.56
|
10.48%
|
8.63%
|
36.49%
|
0.54
|
1.23
|
9.49%
|
| Electric Utility (East) | 32
|
1.92
|
11.79%
|
7.85%
|
32.37%
|
0.57
|
1.38
|
10.36%
|
| Electric Utility (West) | 17
|
1.71
|
-12.64%
|
8.92%
|
NA
|
0.60
|
1.26
|
6.73%
|
| Electrical Equipment | 92
|
5.54
|
20.33%
|
16.91%
|
24.07%
|
1.25
|
5.35
|
23.95%
|
| Electronics | 196
|
1.62
|
7.15%
|
19.87%
|
1.99%
|
1.28
|
1.71
|
11.14%
|
| Entertainment | 96
|
1.22
|
0.93%
|
19.03%
|
8.72%
|
1.35
|
1.21
|
2.40%
|
| Entertainment Tech | 12
|
2.04
|
-1.43%
|
38.75%
|
NA
|
1.94
|
2.28
|
3.77%
|
| Environmental | 80
|
3.20
|
12.16%
|
20.38%
|
1.45%
|
0.75
|
1.70
|
11.61%
|
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 224
|
7.10
|
17.72%
|
15.20%
|
21.16%
|
0.96
|
2.52
|
2.13%
|
| Food Processing | 116
|
4.16
|
20.50%
|
13.66%
|
17.76%
|
0.63
|
2.25
|
13.54%
|
| Food Wholesalers | 25
|
4.06
|
16.92%
|
16.85%
|
12.27%
|
0.69
|
2.68
|
16.56%
|
| Foreign Electron/Entertn | 14
|
1.52
|
5.62%
|
13.17%
|
8.88%
|
1.25
|
1.73
|
7.55%
|
| Foreign Telecom. | 20
|
1.12
|
0.58%
|
17.06%
|
128.92%
|
1.59
|
1.14
|
5.35%
|
| Furn./Home Furnishings | 33
|
2.28
|
15.29%
|
12.19%
|
9.75%
|
0.81
|
1.94
|
16.61%
|
| Gold/Silver Mining | 38
|
2.12
|
2.83%
|
14.15%
|
36.99%
|
0.36
|
2.13
|
12.50%
|
| Grocery | 29
|
2.61
|
13.15%
|
13.81%
|
6.14%
|
0.66
|
1.79
|
13.57%
|
| Healthcare Info Systems | 33
|
1.58
|
-27.45%
|
21.44%
|
NA
|
0.96
|
1.87
|
1.64%
|
| Home Appliance | 18
|
2.41
|
20.02%
|
11.38%
|
11.02%
|
0.92
|
1.96
|
22.00%
|
| Homebuilding | 57
|
2.23
|
16.97%
|
13.34%
|
6.94%
|
0.81
|
1.67
|
11.63%
|
| Hotel/Gaming | 85
|
2.06
|
10.02%
|
14.24%
|
4.75%
|
0.90
|
1.44
|
11.46%
|
| Household Products | 33
|
8.18
|
36.55%
|
9.77%
|
19.91%
|
0.77
|
4.38
|
24.24%
|
| Human Resources | 22
|
2.51
|
11.40%
|
14.73%
|
3.24%
|
1.02
|
2.68
|
16.12%
|
| Industrial Services | 212
|
2.61
|
7.37%
|
17.67%
|
9.92%
|
0.82
|
2.07
|
11.17%
|
| Information Services | 19
|
5.40
|
10.81%
|
17.29%
|
23.35%
|
1.13
|
3.94
|
17.16%
|
| Insurance (Life) | 32
|
3.42
|
10.86%
|
10.56%
|
20.82%
|
0.85
|
3.16
|
0.00%
|
| Insurance (Prop/Casualty | 54
|
13.95
|
8.37%
|
13.34%
|
31.72%
|
0.82
|
13.86
|
0.00%
|
| Internet | 421
|
1.41
|
-28.58%
|
34.47%
|
NA
|
2.50
|
1.99
|
-16.33%
|
| Investment Co. | 25
|
2.58
|
10.73%
|
NA
|
81.92%
|
0.62
|
1.70
|
10.26%
|
| Investment Co. (Foreign) | 18
|
2.19
|
3.91%
|
NA
|
72.38%
|
1.10
|
2.21
|
4.41%
|
| Machinery | 151
|
1.87
|
10.73%
|
13.81%
|
15.21%
|
0.78
|
1.48
|
11.36%
|
| Manuf. Housing/Rec Veh | 20
|
1.86
|
2.88%
|
10.20%
|
17.43%
|
0.83
|
1.76
|
6.92%
|
| Maritime | 20
|
0.97
|
8.23%
|
18.13%
|
31.09%
|
0.76
|
1.04
|
12.07%
|
| Medical Services | 208
|
2.89
|
9.30%
|
22.82%
|
2.83%
|
0.84
|
2.66
|
16.27%
|
| Medical Supplies | 225
|
7.91
|
19.88%
|
23.28%
|
16.06%
|
0.86
|
7.29
|
24.15%
|
| Metal Fabricating | 46
|
2.40
|
12.91%
|
16.09%
|
11.78%
|
0.83
|
1.98
|
15.03%
|
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 45
|
1.57
|
8.77%
|
17.75%
|
14.76%
|
0.96
|
1.39
|
10.63%
|
| Natural Gas (Distrib.) | 36
|
1.98
|
14.79%
|
10.74%
|
25.29%
|
0.59
|
1.38
|
13.50%
|
| Natural Gas (Diversified | 38
|
2.29
|
16.16%
|
20.15%
|
16.90%
|
0.74
|
1.60
|
13.86%
|
| Newspaper | 21
|
3.49
|
8.40%
|
11.09%
|
21.59%
|
0.82
|
2.37
|
11.47%
|
| Office Equip & Supplies | 34
|
3.01
|
11.24%
|
17.43%
|
12.91%
|
0.84
|
1.81
|
10.38%
|
| Oilfield Services/Equip. | 88
|
3.17
|
12.38%
|
22.76%
|
18.32%
|
0.95
|
2.69
|
15.63%
|
| Packaging & Container | 43
|
1.74
|
10.16%
|
13.07%
|
7.24%
|
0.82
|
1.27
|
10.39%
|
| Paper & Forest Products | 48
|
1.44
|
10.82%
|
16.81%
|
18.01%
|
0.83
|
1.25
|
13.05%
|
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 38
|
2.45
|
23.30%
|
10.45%
|
11.81%
|
0.81
|
2.28
|
26.99%
|
| Petroleum (Producing) | 139
|
2.50
|
23.42%
|
18.84%
|
5.48%
|
0.74
|
1.72
|
23.64%
|
| Pharmacy Services | 15
|
6.13
|
5.38%
|
21.59%
|
24.11%
|
0.92
|
3.64
|
11.03%
|
| Power | 19
|
1.93
|
8.84%
|
27.50%
|
11.19%
|
1.29
|
1.43
|
6.91%
|
| Precision Instrument | 109
|
3.04
|
15.90%
|
20.16%
|
7.41%
|
1.20
|
3.15
|
21.21%
|
| Publishing | 45
|
4.75
|
19.91%
|
13.96%
|
14.76%
|
0.85
|
3.31
|
24.11%
|
| R.E.I.T. | 153
|
7.11
|
12.26%
|
7.59%
|
13.55%
|
0.65
|
5.54
|
5.50%
|
| Railroad | 16
|
1.49
|
8.92%
|
11.93%
|
12.18%
|
0.76
|
1.26
|
10.08%
|
| Recreation | 87
|
2.74
|
11.52%
|
15.34%
|
12.43%
|
0.90
|
2.17
|
13.95%
|
| Restaurant | 94
|
3.87
|
18.62%
|
19.23%
|
4.64%
|
0.77
|
2.79
|
18.70%
|
| Retail (Special Lines) | 188
|
2.98
|
11.66%
|
16.68%
|
4.59%
|
1.01
|
2.76
|
16.60%
|
| Retail Building Supply | 11
|
7.26
|
15.90%
|
13.90%
|
7.64%
|
0.86
|
6.16
|
16.04%
|
| Retail Store | 66
|
4.16
|
14.05%
|
11.87%
|
8.72%
|
0.92
|
2.92
|
12.81%
|
| Securities Brokerage | 28
|
5.48
|
22.47%
|
9.15%
|
12.83%
|
1.27
|
2.84
|
27.67%
|
| Semiconductor | 118
|
4.03
|
18.29%
|
23.25%
|
2.57%
|
2.35
|
5.01
|
27.22%
|
| Semiconductor Cap Eq | 10
|
3.89
|
25.11%
|
21.36%
|
0.00%
|
2.24
|
5.71
|
41.60%
|
| Shoe | 27
|
3.36
|
15.22%
|
12.93%
|
7.94%
|
0.85
|
3.01
|
17.37%
|
| Steel (General) | 31
|
1.01
|
6.96%
|
10.90%
|
15.29%
|
0.79
|
1.07
|
11.28%
|
| Steel (Integrated) | 19
|
0.75
|
7.70%
|
8.31%
|
9.72%
|
1.08
|
0.95
|
12.11%
|
| Telecom. Equipment | 141
|
1.73
|
4.10%
|
25.00%
|
2.20%
|
1.86
|
2.06
|
10.69%
|
| Telecom. Services | 208
|
1.59
|
3.59%
|
24.16%
|
40.01%
|
1.59
|
1.36
|
6.60%
|
| Textile | 24
|
0.84
|
3.80%
|
9.18%
|
8.37%
|
0.82
|
0.98
|
12.59%
|
| Thrift | 117
|
4.08
|
13.57%
|
11.63%
|
34.25%
|
0.72
|
3.77
|
0.00%
|
| Tire & Rubber | 19
|
1.39
|
7.60%
|
8.31%
|
16.54%
|
0.90
|
1.26
|
11.53%
|
| Tobacco | 13
|
4.75
|
37.12%
|
6.98%
|
28.02%
|
0.60
|
2.80
|
28.37%
|
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 21
|
11.59
|
45.05%
|
9.85%
|
20.14%
|
0.84
|
5.32
|
26.41%
|
| Trucking/Transp. Leasing | 43
|
4.02
|
16.50%
|
12.62%
|
15.00%
|
0.84
|
2.55
|
16.21%
|
| Utility (Foreign) | 7
|
1.88
|
16.29%
|
13.50%
|
18.85%
|
0.80
|
1.55
|
21.60%
|
| Water Utility | 16
|
2.29
|
10.08%
|
8.33%
|
33.24%
|
0.49
|
1.51
|
9.57%
|
| Wireless Networking | 80
|
2.26
|
-17.96%
|
25.07%
|
NA
|
2.50
|
2.38
|
0.30%
|
| Market | 7254
|
3.08
|
10.78%
|
15.64%
|
17.60%
|
0.89
|
2.36
|
10.74%
|