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Sony Group (WBO:SON1) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.20 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), Sony Group's current share price is €75.12. Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €23.46. Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.20.

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

WBO:SON1' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 2.27   Max: 5.23
Current: 3.37

During the past years, Sony Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.23. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 2.27.

WBO:SON1's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
76.66% of 1868 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs WBO:SON1: 3.37

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.

Sony Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €38.144. 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 €23.46 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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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:

* 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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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 PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=75.12/23.46
=3.20

* 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.

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)
=38.144/107.2000*107.2000
=38.144

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Sony Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 15.622 98.000 17.089
201409 14.381 98.500 15.651
201412 14.430 97.900 15.801
201503 15.216 97.900 16.661
201506 14.686 98.400 15.999
201509 15.549 98.500 16.922
201512 16.631 98.100 18.174
201603 15.528 97.900 17.003
201606 16.112 98.100 17.607
201609 16.016 98.000 17.520
201612 15.881 98.400 17.301
201703 16.376 98.100 17.895
201706 16.465 98.500 17.919
201709 16.335 98.800 17.724
201712 17.986 99.400 19.397
201803 17.933 99.200 19.379
201806 19.774 99.200 21.369
201809 20.274 99.900 21.755
201812 23.331 99.700 25.086
201903 23.850 99.700 25.644
201906 25.275 99.800 27.149
201909 26.788 100.100 28.688
201912 28.463 100.500 30.361
202003 33.579 100.300 35.889
202006 29.268 99.900 31.407
202009 32.790 99.900 35.186
202012 34.528 99.300 37.275
202103 41.658 99.900 44.702
202106 41.992 99.500 45.242
202109 44.009 100.100 47.131
202112 46.328 100.100 49.614
202203 44.227 101.100 46.895
202206 39.509 101.800 41.605
202209 39.221 103.100 40.781
202212 37.497 104.100 38.614
202303 40.922 104.400 42.020
202306 37.056 105.200 37.760
202309 36.621 106.200 36.966
202312 37.827 106.800 37.969
202403 38.144 107.200 38.144

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  (WBO:SON1) 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 (WBO:SON1) 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.

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