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Sony Group (LSE:SON) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Sony Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.62 4.49 4.31 3.53 3.39

Sony Group 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 3.53 3.71 3.39 3.61 3.39

Competitive Comparison of Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Sony Group'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.


Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sony Group 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.

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

For example, Sony Group'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)
=7269.639/107.2000*107.2000
=7,269.639

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Sony Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2,166.372 98.000 2,369.746
201409 2,191.063 98.500 2,384.588
201412 2,377.528 97.900 2,603.381
201503 2,220.103 97.900 2,431.001
201506 2,284.287 98.400 2,488.573
201509 2,533.676 98.500 2,757.463
201512 2,663.190 98.100 2,910.234
201603 2,360.245 97.900 2,584.456
201606 2,307.383 98.100 2,521.422
201609 2,213.421 98.000 2,421.212
201612 2,350.274 98.400 2,560.461
201703 2,392.731 98.100 2,614.687
201706 2,483.389 98.500 2,702.734
201709 2,611.137 98.800 2,833.137
201712 2,912.668 99.400 3,141.227
201803 2,843.176 99.200 3,072.464
201806 3,089.023 99.200 3,338.138
201809 3,224.205 99.900 3,459.808
201812 3,622.569 99.700 3,895.079
201903 3,589.584 99.700 3,859.613
201906 3,685.523 99.800 3,958.798
201909 3,740.064 100.100 4,005.343
201912 4,054.503 100.500 4,324.803
202003 4,670.433 100.300 4,991.729
202006 4,149.596 99.900 4,452.820
202009 4,819.965 99.900 5,172.175
202012 5,164.955 99.300 5,575.863
202103 6,400.758 99.900 6,868.481
202106 6,614.284 99.500 7,126.143
202109 6,777.945 100.100 7,258.698
202112 7,077.044 100.100 7,579.012
202203 6,845.461 101.100 7,258.491
202206 6,628.337 101.800 6,979.938
202209 6,601.642 103.100 6,864.171
202212 6,339.796 104.100 6,528.589
202303 6,927.132 104.400 7,112.917
202306 6,709.900 105.200 6,837.465
202309 6,824.368 106.200 6,888.628
202312 7,002.304 106.800 7,028.530
202403 7,269.639 107.200 7,269.639

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.


Sony Group  (LSE:SON) 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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Sony Group (LSE:SON) Business Description

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7-1, Konan 1-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 108-0075
Sony Group is a conglomerate with consumer electronics roots, which not only designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment and devices, but also is engaged in content businesses, such as console and mobile games, music, and movies. Sony is a global top company of CMOS image sensors, game consoles, professional broadcasting cameras, and music publishing, and is one of the top players on digital cameras, wireless earphones, recorded music, movies, and so on. Sony's business portfolio is well diversified with six major business segments. The company fully consolidated Sony Financial in September 2020, which provides life and non-life insurance, banking, and other financial services.