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Meito Transportation Co (FRA:MTD) Book Value per Share : €8.12 (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Meito Transportation Co Book Value per Share?

Meito Transportation Co's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was €8.12.

During the past 12 months, Meito Transportation Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Meito Transportation Co was 1.70% per year. The lowest was -1.20% per year. And the median was -0.70% per year.

Meito Transportation Co's current price is €5.03. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was €8.12. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Meito Transportation Co is 0.62.

During the past 8 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Meito Transportation Co was 0.77. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.61.

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Meito Transportation Co Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meito Transportation Co's Book Value per Share 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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Meito Transportation Co Book Value per Share Chart

Meito Transportation Co Annual Data
Trend Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 9.23 9.57 8.76 7.67 8.41

Meito Transportation Co Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
Book Value per Share 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 7.73 7.94 7.52 8.41 8.12

Competitive Comparison of Meito Transportation Co's Book Value per Share

For the Trucking subindustry, Meito Transportation 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.


Meito Transportation Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Meito Transportation Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Meito Transportation Co Book Value per Share Calculation

Meito Transportation Co's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(90.3-0.0)/10.7
=8.41

Meito Transportation Co's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(87.1-0.0)/10.7
=8.11

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Meito Transportation Co  (FRA:MTD) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Meito Transportation Co (FRA:MTD) Business Description

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Meito Transportation Co., Ltd. operates as a food distribution company in Japan. Its services include general truck transport, truck transport forwarding, and truck repair.