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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund) PB Ratio : 0.97 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund 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 (2024-04-26), Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's share price is $5.86. Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $6.05. Hence, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's PB Ratio of today is 0.97.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

JEQ' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 0.88   Max: 1.04
Current: 0.97

During the past 7 years, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.04. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.88.

JEQ's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.15% of 1692 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs JEQ: 0.97

During the past 12 months, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.00% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund was 7.30% per year. The lowest was -14.80% per year. And the median was -7.05% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund'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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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund PB Ratio Chart

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.84 0.84 0.87 0.88 0.84

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.82 0.84

Competitive Comparison of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund'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.


Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund 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.

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Oct. 2023)
=5.86/6.053
=0.97

* 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.


Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund  (NYSE:JEQ) 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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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc is a United States-based closed-end diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to outperform over the long term, on a total return basis (including appreciation and dividends), the Tokyo Stock Price Index ("TOPIX"). The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a majority of its assets, in equity securities of companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange or listed on the over-the-counter market in Japan or listed on other stock exchanges in Japan. The portfolio of investments is spread across Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Information Technology, Financials and other sectors.
Executives
Bill Maher director 600 WEST BROADWAY, 30TH FL., SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Katie Lynn Gebauer officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katherine A. Corey officer: Vice President 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ai Hua Aik other: Director of Investment Manager 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Brian Kordeck officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Chern Yeh Kwok officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Michael Marsico officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Robert W. Hepp officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Wonil Kim officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Stephen Bird director 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter Gerald Malone director
Rene Buehlmann other: CEO/Director of Invest. Mngr. C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James Joseph O'connor officer: Vice President C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Matthew Keener officer: Assistant Secretary C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET - 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Chris Demetriou officer: Vice President 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103