Watahan (TSE:3199) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.39 (As of Aug. 23, 2026) — 22% Below Median

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TSE:3199 Watahan & Co Ltd TSE:3199
54 GF Score
Price 円1,328.00
GF Value 円1,716.60
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Watahan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Watahan TSE:3199 -0.15% 54 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.39 as of Aug. 23, 2026, which is 22% below its 10-year median of 1.78. GuruFocus rates TSE:3199 with a GF Score™ of 54/100 and a GF Value™ of 円1,716.60 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 780 Retail - Cyclical companies, Watahan ranks worse than 54.62% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-23), Watahan's current share price is 円1328.00. Watahan's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 円956.55. Watahan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.39.

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

TSE:3199' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.36   Med: 1.78   Max: 2.07
Current: 1.39

During the past years, Watahan's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.07. The lowest was 1.36. And the median was 1.78.

TSE:3199's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
54.62% of 780 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs TSE:3199: 1.39

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.

Watahan's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was 円1,303.671. 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956.55 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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Watahan  (TSE:3199) 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.


Watahan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Watahan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Watahan'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.

Watahan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Watahan Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.83 1.50

Watahan Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 1.82 1.70 1.57 1.50 0.00

TSE:3199 vs HD, LOW, FND: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Watahan'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.


Watahan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Watahan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Watahan 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=1328.00/956.55
=1.39

* 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.

Watahan's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Watahan's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=1303.671/112.7000*112.7000
=1,303.671

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 112.7000.

Watahan Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201512 547.089 98.100 628.511
201603 554.441 97.900 638.258
201606 559.927 98.100 643.260
201609 565.371 98.000 650.177
201612 601.042 98.400 688.389
201703 616.368 98.100 708.101
201706 621.065 98.500 710.599
201709 638.440 98.800 728.261
201712 665.492 99.400 754.537
201803 681.355 99.200 774.080
201806 681.853 99.200 774.645
201809 698.015 99.900 787.450
201812 713.334 99.700 806.346
201903 744.200 99.700 841.237
201906 732.789 99.800 827.508
201909 754.783 100.100 849.791
201912 794.319 100.500 890.744
202003 801.253 100.300 900.311
202006 834.926 99.900 941.904
202009 865.514 99.900 976.411
202012 894.501 99.300 1,015.209
202103 884.796 99.900 998.163
202106 872.060 99.500 987.750
202109 905.543 100.100 1,019.527
202112 945.308 100.100 1,064.298
202203 974.216 101.100 1,085.995
202206 971.748 101.800 1,075.796
202209 992.812 103.100 1,085.256
202212 1,028.401 104.100 1,113.360
202303 1,068.161 104.400 1,153.082
202306 1,048.105 105.200 1,122.827
202309 1,082.284 106.200 1,148.525
202312 1,115.197 106.800 1,176.804
202403 1,143.345 107.200 1,202.005
202409 1,171.852 108.900 1,212.743
202503 1,200.424 111.100 1,217.712
202506 1,207.345 111.700 1,218.154
202509 1,242.366 112.000 1,250.131
202512 1,293.996 113.000 1,290.561
202603 1,303.671 112.700 1,303.671

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.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.39 mean?
Watahan (TSE:3199) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.39 as of Aug. 23, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Watahan and its competitors. This is 22% below median its historical median of 1.78. Over the past decade, Watahan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 1.36 to 2.07. According to the industry distribution chart, Watahan ranks #426 out of 780 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 54.6%.
Is Watahan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Watahan's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.39 is 22% below median its 10-year median of 1.78. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.36 to a high of 2.07. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.21. Watahan's value of 1.39 is 14.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Watahan ranks #426 out of 780 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Watahan has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Watahan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to HD and LOW?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Watahan ranks #426 out of 780 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Watahan in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.21. Watahan's value of 1.39 is 14.9% above this benchmark. Historically, Watahan's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 1.36 to 2.07 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.78 vs. the industry median of 1.21, Watahan has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Retail - Cyclical companies is 1.21, based on 780 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Watahan's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.39 is 14.9% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Watahan and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.21 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Watahan's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.39, which is 22% below median its own 10-year median of 1.78. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Watahan stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Watahan (TSE:3199) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円1,716.60, compared to a current price of 円1,328.00 — trading 22.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.39, which is 22% below median its 10-year median of 1.78 and 14.9% above the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 1.21. Watahan's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Watahan (TSE:3199), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.39 as of Aug. 23, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Watahan (TSE:3199) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Watahan stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of 円1,328.00 is trading 22.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円1,716.60. GuruFocus considers Watahan to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:3199:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.39 (22% below median its 10-year median of 1.78)
  • GF Value™: 円1,716.60 vs. price of 円1,328.00 (22.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 54/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 14.9% above the Retail - Cyclical median (#426 of 780)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:3199 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Watahan Business Description

Address 1023-1 Kitagata, Nagano Prefecture, Iida, JPN
Watahan & Co Ltd engages in the retail, construction, and trading businesses in Japan. The company operates home improvement supercenters. It is also involved in the construction design, operation, maintenance, and management activities; civil engineering operations; construction of landscaping and facades; sales and rental of construction materials, nursing care; operation of parking lots; and parked vehicle management activities. In addition, it provides consultancy services related to building construction, maintenance, management, and renovation activities; and manufactures and constructs steel buildings and bridge frames, as well as earthquake-resistant bridges.
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