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Kuraray Co (Kuraray Co) PB Ratio

: 0.77 (As of Today)
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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 (2024-04-19), Kuraray Co's share price is $34.04. Kuraray Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $44.48. Hence, Kuraray Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.77.

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

KURRY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 0.92   Max: 1.54
Current: 0.86

During the past 13 years, Kuraray Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.54. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 0.92.

KURRY's PB Ratio is ranked better than
79.4% of 1529 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs KURRY: 0.86

During the past 12 months, Kuraray Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kuraray Co was 13.70% per year. The lowest was -3.00% per year. And the median was 3.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kuraray Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuraray 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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Kuraray Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.88 0.77 0.61 0.57 0.69

Kuraray 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 0.63 0.65 0.80 0.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Kuraray 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.


Kuraray Co PB Ratio Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuraray Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kuraray 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=34.04/44.48
=0.77

* 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.


Kuraray Co  (OTCPK:KURRY) 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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Kuraray Co (Kuraray Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Ote Center Building,1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8115
Kuraray Co Ltd manufactures and sells specialty chemicals, fiber, and resin. The firm organizes itself into six segments based on product type. The Vinyl Acetate segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells plastic films and resins for use in the food packaging and electronics industries. The Isoprene segment sells isoprene chemicals, thermoplastic elastomers, and liquid rubber. The Functional Materials segment sells dental materials, while the Fibers and Textiles segment sells fibers for cement and concrete, industrial products for automobiles, and hook and loop fasteners for clothing. The other two segments are Trading, and Other. The majority of revenue comes from Asia.

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