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Hikari Tsushin (Hikari Tsushin) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.74 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Hikari Tsushin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-22), Hikari Tsushin's current share price is $173.74. Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $46.46. Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.74.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKTGF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.61   Med: 5.41   Max: 8.33
Current: 3.28

During the past years, Hikari Tsushin's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.33. The lowest was 2.61. And the median was 5.41.

HKTGF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86.08% of 431 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.97 vs HKTGF: 3.28

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Hikari Tsushin's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $119.522. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $46.46 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Hikari Tsushin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Hikari Tsushin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Hikari Tsushin Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Hikari Tsushin Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.04 3.20 3.35 3.28 3.74

Competitive Comparison of Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Hikari Tsushin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=173.74/46.46
=3.74

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Hikari Tsushin's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=119.522/107.2000*107.2000
=119.522

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Hikari Tsushin Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 29.696 98.000 32.484
201409 29.732 98.500 32.358
201412 28.284 97.900 30.971
201503 28.578 97.900 31.293
201506 28.865 98.400 31.446
201509 29.058 98.500 31.625
201512 30.191 98.100 32.992
201603 30.224 97.900 33.095
201606 32.386 98.100 35.390
201609 34.146 98.000 37.352
201612 32.886 98.400 35.827
201703 34.506 98.100 37.707
201706 36.652 98.500 39.889
201709 38.666 98.800 41.953
201712 40.937 99.400 44.149
201803 46.002 99.200 49.712
201806 46.764 99.200 50.535
201809 48.342 99.900 51.874
201812 45.662 99.700 49.097
201903 50.451 99.700 54.246
201906 54.714 99.800 58.771
201909 59.045 100.100 63.233
201912 65.873 100.500 70.265
202003 57.841 100.300 61.820
202006 62.533 99.900 67.102
202009 68.614 99.900 73.628
202012 74.329 99.300 80.242
202103 78.887 99.900 84.652
202106 82.004 99.500 88.350
202109 86.846 100.100 93.006
202112 85.924 100.100 92.019
202203 87.537 101.100 92.819
202206 80.061 101.800 84.308
202209 82.755 103.100 86.046
202212 88.436 104.100 91.070
202303 95.560 104.400 98.123
202306 98.940 105.200 100.821
202309 101.054 106.200 102.006
202312 107.264 106.800 107.666
202403 119.522 107.200 119.522

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Hikari Tsushin  (GREY:HKTGF) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Hikari Tsushin (Hikari Tsushin) Business Description

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Address
Hikari West Gate Building, 1-4-10, Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 171-0021
Hikari Tsushin Inc is a Japanese company that provides services such networking and automation products offers individual insurance plans for small and medium-size enterprises. The company has three reporting segments: corporate, shop and insurance. The corporate segment offers products such as Wi-Fi routers, SIM cards, water coolers and LED lighting. Revenue is evenly split between the corporate and shop segments with insurance adding a small portion. The company earns the vast majority of its revenue in Japan.

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