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Sony Group (BSP:SNEC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.27 (As of Jun. 20, 2025)


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What is Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-20), Sony Group's current share price is R$142.86. Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$33.42. Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.27.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:SNEC34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 3.1   Max: 5.23
Current: 4.34

During the past years, Sony Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.23. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 3.10.

BSP:SNEC34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.68% of 1944 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.64 vs BSP:SNEC34: 4.34

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.

Sony Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$52.445. 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 R$33.42 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted 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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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Sony Group Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.49 4.36 3.58 3.43 4.32

Sony Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted 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 3.43 3.48 3.43 3.99 4.32

Competitive Comparison of Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Sony Group'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.


Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=142.86/33.42
=4.27

* 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.

Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Sony Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=52.445/111.1000*111.1000
=52.445

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 111.1000.

Sony Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 10.258 98.400 11.582
201509 13.623 98.500 15.366
201512 14.061 98.100 15.924
201603 12.789 97.900 14.513
201606 12.395 98.100 14.038
201609 11.695 98.000 13.258
201612 11.237 98.400 12.687
201703 10.956 98.100 12.408
201706 12.193 98.500 13.753
201709 12.198 98.800 13.717
201712 14.027 99.400 15.678
201803 14.501 99.200 16.241
201806 17.422 99.200 19.512
201809 19.440 99.900 21.619
201812 20.615 99.700 22.972
201903 20.701 99.700 23.068
201906 22.023 99.800 24.517
201909 24.307 100.100 26.978
201912 25.961 100.500 28.699
202003 36.260 100.300 40.164
202006 34.201 99.900 38.035
202009 41.712 99.900 46.388
202012 43.221 99.300 48.357
202103 55.892 99.900 62.158
202106 50.882 99.500 56.814
202109 54.664 100.100 60.671
202112 59.205 100.100 65.711
202203 38.363 101.100 42.158
202206 42.163 101.800 46.015
202209 40.725 103.100 43.885
202212 41.671 104.100 44.473
202303 41.657 104.400 44.330
202306 38.972 105.200 41.158
202309 38.604 106.200 40.385
202312 40.424 106.800 42.052
202403 41.293 107.200 42.795
202406 44.031 108.200 45.211
202409 49.486 108.900 50.486
202412 53.884 110.700 54.079
202503 52.445 111.100 52.445

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


Sony Group  (BSP:SNEC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Sony Group Business Description

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Sony Group is a conglomerate with consumer electronics roots, which not only designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment and devices, but also is engaged in content businesses, such as console and mobile games, music, and movies. Sony is a global top company of CMOS image sensors, game consoles, professional broadcasting cameras, and music publishing, and is one of the top players on digital cameras, wireless earphones, recorded music, movies, and so on. Sony's business portfolio is well diversified with six major business segments.

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