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KMTUY (Komatsu) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.92 (As of May. 30, 2025)


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What is Komatsu Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-30), Komatsu's current share price is $30.40. Komatsu's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $15.81. Komatsu's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.92.

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

KMTUY' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 1.87   Max: 3.48
Current: 1.84

During the past years, Komatsu's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.48. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 1.87.

KMTUY's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.14% of 171 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.62 vs KMTUY: 1.84

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.

Komatsu's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $23.051. 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 $15.81 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Komatsu Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Komatsu'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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Komatsu Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Komatsu 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 2.14 1.70 1.70 2.08 1.84

Komatsu 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 2.08 - 1.79 1.90 1.84

Competitive Comparison of Komatsu's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Komatsu'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.


Komatsu's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Komatsu's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Komatsu 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.

Komatsu's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=30.40/15.81
=1.92

* 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.

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

For example, Komatsu'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)
=23.051/111.1000*111.1000
=23.051

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 111.1000.

Komatsu Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 13.373 98.400 15.099
201509 13.629 98.500 15.372
201512 13.501 98.100 15.290
201603 14.254 97.900 16.176
201606 14.243 98.100 16.130
201609 14.874 98.000 16.862
201612 14.191 98.400 16.023
201703 14.807 98.100 16.769
201706 15.293 98.500 17.249
201709 15.876 98.800 17.852
201712 15.817 99.400 17.679
201803 16.640 99.200 18.636
201806 16.341 99.200 18.301
201809 16.810 99.900 18.695
201812 16.221 99.700 18.076
201903 17.306 99.700 19.285
201906 17.413 99.800 19.385
201909 17.608 100.100 19.543
201912 17.508 100.500 19.355
202003 17.419 100.300 19.295
202006 17.353 99.900 19.298
202009 17.814 99.900 19.811
202012 18.344 99.300 20.524
202103 18.614 99.900 20.701
202106 18.567 99.500 20.732
202109 19.185 100.100 21.293
202112 19.179 100.100 21.287
202203 19.917 101.100 21.887
202206 19.309 101.800 21.073
202209 19.022 103.100 20.498
202212 18.873 104.100 20.142
202303 20.093 104.400 21.382
202306 20.341 105.200 21.482
202309 20.487 106.200 21.432
202312 20.824 106.800 21.662
202403 21.405 107.200 22.184
202406 0.000 108.200 0.000
202409 22.252 108.900 22.702
202412 22.032 110.700 22.112
202503 23.051 111.100 23.051

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.


Komatsu  (OTCPK:KMTUY) 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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Komatsu Business Description

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Address
3-6 Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-8414
Komatsu manufactures and sells construction, mining, utility, forestry, and industrial machinery. It also provides related services such as supplying parts, financing, and maintenance. Its major products are hydraulic excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, and motor graders, which focus on surface mining and construction. Through its subsidiary, Komatsu Mining (previously Joy Global before being acquired), the company manufactures and sells surface mining equipment like draglines as well as underground mining machinery such as continuous miners and blasthole drills. The company is headquartered in Tokyo.

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