Stocks Below Book Value
A stock trades below book value when its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is under 1.0 — meaning the market values the company at less than the net assets on its balance sheet. Benjamin Graham considered P/B below 1.5 a prerequisite for value investing, and stocks at P/B below 1.0 represent the deepest end of that spectrum.
The table below shows the 50 highest-ranked US stocks currently trading below book value, sorted by StockPik's Value Score. Data is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings and updated weekly.
| Symbol | Score | Price | P/B |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOMH | 100 | $3.10 | 0.24 |
| ACCO | 100 | $3.76 | 0.51 |
| ACCS | 100 | $6.69 | 0.87 |
| RM | 100 | $35.36 | 0.87 |
| AHL | 100 | $37.50 | 0.67 |
| NISN | 100 | $1.45 | 0.03 |
| BPOPM | 100 | $25.32 | 0.26 |
| AIG | 100 | $76.11 | 1.00 |
| BSET | 100 | $14.41 | 0.76 |
| AII | 100 | $17.07 | 1.00 |
| NA | 100 | $1.65 | 0.31 |
| TRS | 100 | $38.03 | 0.94 |
| CAAS | 100 | $4.67 | 0.35 |
| CFFI | 100 | $76.01 | 0.95 |
| CHR | 100 | $1.80 | 0.05 |
| CISS | 100 | $3.48 | 0.02 |
| ASB | 100 | $27.22 | 0.90 |
| NUS | 100 | $5.93 | 0.36 |
| NC | 100 | $48.99 | 0.84 |
| LIVE | 100 | $13.25 | 0.43 |
| LHSW | 100 | $0.22 | 0.98 |
| LGCL | 100 | $1.80 | 0.11 |
| CTRM | 100 | $2.02 | 0.04 |
| LAB | 100 | $1.02 | 0.71 |
| KROS | 100 | $12.07 | 0.79 |
| CBZ | 100 | $30.91 | 0.88 |
| MOS | 100 | $24.57 | 0.65 |
| MHK | 100 | $102.40 | 0.75 |
| JXG | 100 | $3.95 | 0.42 |
| SFWL | 100 | $0.87 | 0.54 |
| GLRE | 100 | $17.80 | 0.80 |
| GBX | 100 | $47.94 | 0.95 |
| EG | 100 | $358.42 | 0.93 |
| TLF | 100 | $2.35 | 0.41 |
| GVH | 100 | $4.09 | 0.62 |
| EBS | 100 | $8.15 | 0.80 |
| HAO | 100 | $0.71 | 0.10 |
| HDSN | 100 | $5.30 | 0.92 |
| GSL | 100 | $38.02 | 0.76 |
| HG | 100 | $31.55 | 0.77 |
| HLLY | 100 | $2.51 | 0.67 |
| HGBL | 100 | $1.33 | 0.68 |
| HOG | 100 | $23.73 | 0.82 |
| HNNA | 100 | $10.20 | 0.81 |
| DTST | 100 | $4.03 | 0.21 |
| EBMT | 100 | $22.55 | 0.94 |
| IZM | 100 | $0.38 | 0.28 |
| JCSE | 100 | $1.11 | 0.38 |
| KSS | 100 | $13.06 | 0.36 |
| THRY | 100 | $3.41 | 0.67 |
What does trading below book value mean?
Book value is a company's total assets minus its total liabilities — what shareholders would theoretically receive if the business were liquidated today. When a stock trades below book value, the market is pricing the company at less than its net asset value.
This can happen for legitimate reasons: the market may expect future losses, the assets may be difficult to liquidate, or management may have a poor track record of generating returns. But it can also indicate genuine undervaluation — particularly when the business is profitable, has low debt, and the P/B discount has no obvious fundamental justification.
Graham used P/B below 1.5 as a starting screen, not a buy signal on its own. The stocks above that also pass stricter filters — positive earnings, reasonable P/E, and improving financial quality as measured by the Piotroski F-Score.
For a deeper look at what constitutes a good price-to-book ratio across different industries, see our guide: What Is a Good Price to Book Ratio?
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