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Kobe Steel (TSE:5406) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.93 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Kobe Steel Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-05), Kobe Steel's current share price is 円2029.50. Kobe Steel's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,174.97. Kobe Steel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.93.

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

TSE:5406' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.44   Max: 0.99
Current: 0.94

During the past years, Kobe Steel's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.99. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.44.

TSE:5406's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
51.79% of 504 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.985 vs TSE:5406: 0.94

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.

Kobe Steel's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,631.106. 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 円2,174.97 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Kobe Steel Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kobe Steel'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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Kobe Steel Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Kobe Steel 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 0.17 0.38 0.30 0.50 -

Kobe Steel 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 0.50 0.62 0.91 0.84 -

Competitive Comparison of Kobe Steel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Kobe Steel'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.


Kobe Steel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Kobe Steel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kobe Steel 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.

Kobe Steel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=2029.50/2174.97
=0.93

* 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.

Kobe Steel's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Kobe Steel's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=2631.106/106.8000*106.8000
=2,631.106

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 106.8000.

Kobe Steel Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 1,841.111 95.700 2,054.657
201406 1,895.601 98.000 2,065.818
201409 1,934.752 98.500 2,097.782
201412 2,014.974 97.900 2,198.153
201503 2,136.995 97.900 2,331.267
201506 2,156.392 98.400 2,340.474
201509 2,109.245 98.500 2,286.978
201512 2,015.704 98.100 2,194.467
201603 1,903.801 97.900 2,076.874
201606 1,849.430 98.100 2,013.447
201609 1,892.358 98.000 2,062.284
201612 1,826.837 98.400 1,982.787
201703 1,860.367 98.100 2,025.354
201706 1,921.517 98.500 2,083.432
201709 1,975.517 98.800 2,135.478
201712 2,049.592 99.400 2,202.177
201803 2,049.955 99.200 2,207.008
201806 2,032.312 99.200 2,188.013
201809 2,097.437 99.900 2,242.305
201812 2,087.385 99.700 2,236.035
201903 2,041.291 99.700 2,186.659
201906 2,026.072 99.800 2,168.181
201909 2,002.316 100.100 2,136.337
201912 2,030.391 100.500 2,157.669
202003 1,811.104 100.300 1,928.474
202006 1,764.578 99.900 1,886.456
202009 1,764.798 99.900 1,886.691
202012 1,856.346 99.300 1,996.553
202103 1,958.571 99.900 2,093.848
202106 2,032.565 99.500 2,181.688
202109 2,085.480 100.100 2,225.068
202112 1,999.650 100.100 2,133.493
202203 2,066.479 101.100 2,182.987
202206 2,115.188 101.800 2,219.077
202209 2,180.822 103.100 2,259.086
202212 2,267.651 104.100 2,326.466
202303 2,314.314 104.400 2,367.517
202306 2,365.049 105.200 2,401.019
202309 2,590.817 106.200 2,605.454
202312 2,631.106 106.800 2,631.106

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.


Kobe Steel  (TSE:5406) 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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Kobe Steel (TSE:5406) Business Description

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2-4, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, JPN, 651-8585
Kobe Steel Ltd is a Japan-based company that is primarily engaged in iron and steel, aluminum and copper, construction machinery, nonconstruction machinery, and engineering businesses. Its iron and steel business involves production of steel products, steel casting and forging, and manufacturing of titanium and steel powder. Its aluminum and copper segment manufactures aluminum and copper products. Its construction machinery segment develops and manufactures construction equipment. The nonconstruction machinery segment offers industrial machinery, compressors and equipment for the nuclear and other energy industries. The engineering segment provides solutions to plants, power stations, and water treatment companies. Japan and China account for the majority of the company's revenue.

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