List of European banks in risk - by P/B-ratio (price-to-book ratio)
Saturday, 8 October 2011 | 
European Affairs
Wikipedia: The price-to-book ratio, or P/B ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's book value to its current market price. Book value is an accounting term denoting the portion of the company held by the shareholders; in other words, the company's total tangible assets less its total liabilities. The calculation can be performed in two ways, but the result should be the same each way.
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Tags: Alpha Bank, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Banco Comercial Portugues, Banco Espirito Santo, Banco Popolare Societa Cooperativa, Barclays, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Dexia, EFG Eurobank Ergasias, European banks, Intesa Sanpaolo, KBC Groupe, National Bank of Greece, Natixis, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Société Générale, UBI Banca, Unicredit
Visual of the 5yr CDS for BoA, MS, Dexia, Soc Gen, Banco Popular and Unicredit
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