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MERF (TSE:3168) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.86 (As of May. 25, 2025)


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What is MERF Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-25), MERF's current share price is 円535.00. MERF's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 円619.25. MERF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.86.

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

TSE:3168' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.07   Max: 2.22
Current: 0.86

During the past years, MERF's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.22. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.07.

TSE:3168's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
52.12% of 1533 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 0.96 vs TSE:3168: 0.86

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.

MERF's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was 円653.927. 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 円619.25 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2025.

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MERF Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

MERF Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.62 1.09 1.04 1.04

MERF Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Feb25
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 0.99 1.02 1.18 1.04 0.85

Competitive Comparison of MERF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, MERF'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.


MERF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, MERF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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MERF 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=535.00/619.25
=0.86

* 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.

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2025)
=653.927/110.8000*110.8000
=653.927

Current CPI (Feb. 2025) = 110.8000.

MERF Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201502 507.548 97.600 576.192
201505 509.129 98.700 571.545
201508 502.212 98.400 565.499
201511 497.248 98.100 561.622
201602 470.408 97.800 532.937
201605 469.525 98.200 529.770
201608 460.837 97.900 521.560
201611 463.454 98.600 520.798
201702 508.226 98.100 574.021
201705 516.938 98.600 580.900
201708 539.804 98.500 607.211
201711 564.580 99.100 631.236
201802 580.556 99.500 646.488
201805 572.603 99.300 638.917
201808 556.380 99.800 617.704
201811 544.393 100.000 603.187
201902 533.829 99.700 593.262
201905 533.877 100.000 591.536
201908 518.778 100.000 574.806
201911 520.259 100.500 573.579
202002 530.189 100.300 585.692
202005 510.591 100.100 565.170
202008 532.531 100.100 589.455
202011 536.914 99.500 597.890
202102 557.515 99.800 618.965
202105 583.600 99.400 650.532
202108 611.486 99.700 679.565
202111 619.556 100.100 685.782
202202 637.953 100.700 701.938
202205 661.808 101.800 720.318
202208 648.059 102.700 699.172
202211 637.838 103.900 680.197
202302 635.394 104.000 676.939
202305 631.980 105.100 666.255
202308 644.853 105.900 674.690
202311 646.152 106.900 669.725
202402 640.283 106.900 663.642
202405 678.378 108.100 695.322
202408 671.527 109.100 681.991
202502 653.927 110.800 653.927

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.


MERF  (TSE:3168) 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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MERF Business Description

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Address
12-2 Nagonoe, Imizu, Toyama, JPN, 934-0031
MERF Inc is engaged in recycling non-ferrous metals, focusing on copper and copper alloys. Its business activities are divided into two main segments: the Ingot Business, which involves the manufacturing of copper alloy ingots, and the Metal Recycling Raw Materials Business, which is engaged in metal recycling. It is also involved in the manufacturing and selling of art and craft products segment.

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