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TOWA Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4553) PB Ratio : 0.95 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is TOWA Pharmaceutical Co 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 (2024-05-14), TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's share price is 円2873.00. TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円3,023.58. Hence, TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.95.

The historical rank and industry rank for TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:4553' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59   Med: 1.19   Max: 2.42
Current: 0.95

During the past 13 years, TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.42. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 1.19.

TSE:4553's PB Ratio is ranked better than
81.92% of 957 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 2.02 vs TSE:4553: 0.95

During the past 12 months, TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of TOWA Pharmaceutical Co was 13.40% per year. The lowest was 4.60% per year. And the median was 9.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


TOWA Pharmaceutical Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for TOWA Pharmaceutical Co'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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TOWA Pharmaceutical Co PB Ratio Chart

TOWA Pharmaceutical Co 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 1.56 1.07 1.03 1.02 0.68

TOWA Pharmaceutical Co 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 0.76 0.68 0.61 0.95 0.78

Competitive Comparison of TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's PB Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, TOWA Pharmaceutical Co'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.


TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's PB Ratio falls into.



TOWA Pharmaceutical Co 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.

TOWA Pharmaceutical Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=2873.00/3023.576
=0.95

* 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.


TOWA Pharmaceutical Co  (TSE:4553) 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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TOWA Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4553) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2-11, Shinbashi-cho, Kadoma, Osaka, JPN, 571-8580
TOWA Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is a Japan based pharmaceutical company engaged in research and development, production, and marketing of generic drugs. It also provides drug consulting services for patients and their families and relatives. It organizes academic seminars for medical professionals and posts articles in journals. It participates in training for pharmacists. The company has three main plants in operation namely Osaka plant, Okayama plant, and Yamagata plant. Towa has offers more than 500 drugs to meet the diverse therapeutic requirements including lifestyle related diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, digestive system diseases, nervous system diseases and allergic diseases, vitamins and antibiotics.

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