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Kuraray Co (FRA:KUY) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.99 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Kuraray Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-01), Kuraray Co's current share price is €11.20. Kuraray Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €11.31. Kuraray Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.99.

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

FRA:KUY' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 1   Max: 1.96
Current: 1

During the past years, Kuraray Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.96. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 1.00.

FRA:KUY's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
67.18% of 1170 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs FRA:KUY: 1.00

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.

Kuraray Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €14.652. 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 €11.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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Kuraray Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuraray Co'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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Kuraray Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Kuraray Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.80 0.69 0.67 0.84 1.24

Kuraray Co 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 0.96 1.05 1.18 1.24 -

Competitive Comparison of Kuraray Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Kuraray 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.


Kuraray Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Kuraray Co 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.

Kuraray Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=11.20/11.31
=0.99

* 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.

Kuraray Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Kuraray Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2024)
=14.652/110.7000*110.7000
=14.652

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 110.7000.

Kuraray Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201503 10.483 97.900 11.854
201506 11.087 98.400 12.473
201509 11.347 98.500 12.752
201512 10.678 98.100 12.049
201603 11.007 97.900 12.446
201606 11.435 98.100 12.904
201609 11.921 98.000 13.466
201612 11.943 98.400 13.436
201703 12.117 98.100 13.673
201706 12.075 98.500 13.571
201709 11.593 98.800 12.989
201712 11.890 99.400 13.242
201803 11.914 99.200 13.295
201806 12.451 99.200 13.894
201809 12.556 99.900 13.913
201812 12.493 99.700 13.871
201903 12.622 99.700 14.015
201906 12.906 99.800 14.316
201909 13.223 100.100 14.623
201912 12.619 100.500 13.900
202003 12.618 100.300 13.926
202006 12.428 99.900 13.772
202009 12.006 99.900 13.304
202012 11.493 99.300 12.812
202103 11.697 99.900 12.962
202106 11.573 99.500 12.876
202109 12.150 100.100 13.437
202112 12.665 100.100 14.006
202203 13.234 101.100 14.491
202206 13.431 101.800 14.605
202209 14.149 103.100 15.192
202212 13.528 104.100 14.386
202303 13.675 104.400 14.500
202306 13.887 105.200 14.613
202309 13.869 106.200 14.457
202312 13.596 106.800 14.092
202403 13.990 107.200 14.447
202406 14.274 108.200 14.604
202409 14.178 108.900 14.412
202412 14.652 110.700 14.652

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.


Kuraray Co  (FRA:KUY) 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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Kuraray Co Business Description

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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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