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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) PB Ratio : 0.92 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-30), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's share price is $13.60. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.82. Hence, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's PB Ratio of today is 0.92.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KAKKF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 0.83   Max: 2.43
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's highest PB Ratio was 2.43. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 0.83.

KAKKF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.19% of 930 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.31 vs KAKKF: 0.98

During the past 12 months, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 156.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 65.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha was 156.90% per year. The lowest was -33.60% per year. And the median was 3.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's 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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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha PB Ratio Chart

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 1.32 0.55 0.83 0.52

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.51 0.52 0.58 0.82 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's PB Ratio

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's PB Ratio falls into.



Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=13.60/14.82
=0.92

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha  (OTCPK:KAKKF) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Iino Building, 2-1-1, Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8540
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd is a transportation company domiciled in Japan. The company organizes itself into four segments: containership, bulk shipping, offshore energy E&P support and heavy lifter, and others. The containership segment, which generates the largest portion of revenue, transports shipping containers and provides logistics solutions. Bulk shipping, the next most significant segment, transports dry bulk, automobiles, liquefied natural gas, and oil. Containership and bulk shipping together generate the vast majority of revenue.

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