Yakult Honsha Co (STU:YKH) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: €8.54 (As of Mar. 2026)

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STU:YKH Yakult Honsha Co Ltd STU:YKH
80 GF Score
Price €15.00
GF Value €16,811.93
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Yakult Honsha Co STU:YKH -1.96% 80 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €8.54 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:YKH with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of €16,811.93 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Yakult Honsha Co's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €11.313. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €8.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Yakult Honsha Co's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.70% 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 Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Yakult Honsha Co was 10.60% per year. The lowest was 5.10% per year. And the median was 8.70% per year.

As of today (2026-07-22), Yakult Honsha Co's current stock price is €15.00. Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €8.54. Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 1.76.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Yakult Honsha Co was 5.76. The lowest was 1.55. And the median was 3.18.


Yakult Honsha Co  (STU:YKH) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=15.00/8.54
=1.76

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Yakult Honsha Co was 5.76. The lowest was 1.55. And the median was 3.18.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book 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.

Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Yakult Honsha Co Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
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Yakult Honsha Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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STU:YKH vs KO, PEP, MNST: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted 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.


Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Yakult Honsha Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=11.313/112.7000*112.7000
=11.313

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 112.7000.

Yakult Honsha Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 8.248 98.100 9.476
201609 8.256 98.000 9.494
201612 7.946 98.400 9.101
201703 8.600 98.100 9.880
201706 8.517 98.500 9.745
201709 8.373 98.800 9.551
201712 8.748 99.400 9.919
201803 8.391 99.200 9.533
201806 8.536 99.200 9.698
201809 8.544 99.900 9.639
201812 8.823 99.700 9.973
201903 8.877 99.700 10.034
201906 9.139 99.800 10.320
201909 9.498 100.100 10.694
201912 9.501 100.500 10.654
202003 9.795 100.300 11.006
202006 9.412 99.900 10.618
202009 9.565 99.900 10.791
202012 9.684 99.300 10.991
202103 9.752 99.900 11.002
202106 9.887 99.500 11.199
202109 10.555 100.100 11.884
202112 10.803 100.100 12.163
202203 10.769 101.100 12.005
202206 10.307 101.800 11.411
202209 11.172 103.100 12.212
202212 11.436 104.100 12.381
202303 11.163 104.400 12.050
202306 10.819 105.200 11.590
202309 11.353 106.200 12.048
202312 11.549 106.800 12.187
202403 11.127 107.200 11.698
202406 11.119 108.200 11.581
202409 12.395 108.900 12.828
202412 11.687 110.700 11.898
202503 11.948 111.100 12.120
202506 11.170 111.700 11.270
202509 11.042 112.000 11.111
202512 10.820 113.000 10.791
202603 11.313 112.700 11.313

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €8.54 mean?
Yakult Honsha Co (STU:YKH) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €8.54 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Yakult Honsha Co and its competitors.
Is Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Yakult Honsha Co's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €8.54. Overall, Yakult Honsha Co has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to KO and PEP?
Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €8.54 can be compared against companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for a Beverages - Non-Alcoholic company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Yakult Honsha Co and its competitors. Yakult Honsha Co's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €8.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yakult Honsha Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yakult Honsha Co (STU:YKH) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €16,811.93, compared to a current price of €15.00 — trading 99.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €8.54. Yakult Honsha Co's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Yakult Honsha Co (STU:YKH), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €8.54 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Yakult Honsha Co (STU:YKH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yakult Honsha Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €15.00 is trading 99.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of €16,811.93. GuruFocus considers Yakult Honsha Co to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:YKH:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: €8.54
  • GF Value™: €16,811.93 vs. price of €15.00 (99.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:YKH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Yakult Honsha Co Business Description

Other Exchanges YKLTY:USA2267:Japan
Address 1-10-30 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-8660
Yakult Honsha is a pioneer in probiotics. It launched the probiotic drink Yakult in 1935 after Minoru Shirota's discovery of Lactobacillus casei Shirota, a strain of lactic acid bacteria, which proved to be able to live in the intestines, in 1930. It operates in 40 countries across four continents, selling mainly Yakult probiotic drinks. Apart from the retail outlets, the home delivery channel, served by a team of 83,000 Yakult Ladies globally, contributes about 45% of its probiotic drink volume. Overseas markets contribute 40% of group sales and profits. Yakult has built a meaningful presence in populated emerging markets, including China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil. It plans to step up expansion in the US with a new factory in Georgia, which will triple its US production capacity.
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