HLXFF (Hi-Lex) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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HLXFF Hi-Lex Corp HLXFF
73 GF Score
Price $17.13
GF Value $14.21
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Hi-Lex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Hi-Lex  (OTCPK:HLXFF) 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.


Hi-Lex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Hi-Lex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hi-Lex'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.

Hi-Lex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Hi-Lex Annual Data
Trend Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Hi-Lex Quarterly Data
Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26 Jul26
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 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.39

HLXFF vs MMM, HON: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hi-Lex'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.


Hi-Lex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hi-Lex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hi-Lex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


HLXFF
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Hi-Lex 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.

Hi-Lex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Hi-Lex's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jul. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2026)
=40.261/114.2000*114.2000
=40.261

Current CPI (Jul. 2026) = 114.2000.

Hi-Lex Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201610 36.908 98.600 42.747
201701 40.771 98.200 47.414
201704 39.290 98.500 45.552
201707 40.402 98.300 46.937
201710 40.459 98.800 46.765
201801 43.683 99.500 50.137
201804 42.401 99.100 48.862
201807 41.454 99.200 47.722
201810 41.701 100.200 47.527
201901 42.907 99.700 49.147
201904 43.042 100.000 49.154
201907 43.224 99.800 49.461
201910 43.269 100.400 49.216
202001 43.855 100.500 49.833
202004 42.830 100.200 48.814
202007 42.509 100.000 48.545
202010 43.466 99.800 49.738
202101 44.462 99.800 50.877
202104 43.386 99.100 49.997
202107 44.017 99.700 50.419
202110 42.248 99.900 48.296
202201 41.084 100.300 46.778
202204 38.136 101.500 42.908
202207 38.032 102.300 42.456
202210 33.855 103.700 37.283
202301 36.858 104.700 40.202
202304 35.331 105.100 38.390
202307 36.629 105.700 39.575
202310 33.650 107.100 35.881
202401 34.855 106.900 37.235
202404 32.982 107.700 34.973
202407 35.397 108.600 37.222
202410 32.301 109.500 33.687
202501 33.340 111.200 34.239
202504 35.094 111.500 35.944
202507 33.582 111.900 34.272
202510 33.662 112.800 34.080
202601 41.197 112.900 41.671
202604 40.204 113.000 40.631
202607 40.261 114.200 40.261

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.

Is Hi-Lex (HLXFF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hi-Lex stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $17.13 is trading 20.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $14.21.

Key valuation signals for HLXFF:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $14.21 vs. price of $17.13 (20.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 3 warning signs

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Hi-Lex Business Description

Other Exchanges 7279:Japan
Address 1-12-28 Sakae-cho, Sakaemachi, Hyogo, Takarazuka, JPN, 665-0845
Hi-Lex Corp is a Japanese company specialized in three segments: automobiles and industrial equipment, medical equipment, and a metal mold business. The automobiles equipment segment offers control cables, window regulators, sliding window systems, door modules, and others. The industrial equipment includes control boxes, steering systems, control cables for marine vessels, accelerator and assist cables for construction and industrial equipment, toilet seat elevators, and air conditioning grill raising and lowering systems for welfare and home.
73GF Score

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$17.13
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$14.21
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