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YKLTF (Yakult Honsha Co) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.47 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-01), Yakult Honsha Co's current share price is $20.315. Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $8.21. Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.47.

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

YKLTF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.97   Med: 3.33   Max: 5.76
Current: 2.07

During the past years, Yakult Honsha Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.76. The lowest was 1.97. And the median was 3.33.

YKLTF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
52% of 75 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs YKLTF: 2.07

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.

Yakult Honsha Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $12.237. 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 $8.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yakult Honsha 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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Yakult Honsha Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Yakult Honsha Co 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 2.86 3.08 4.10 2.42 -

Yakult Honsha 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 2.42 2.16 2.43 2.12 -

Competitive Comparison of Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Yakult Honsha 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.


Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Yakult Honsha Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Yakult Honsha 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=20.315/8.21
=2.47

* 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.

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

For example, Yakult Honsha 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)
=12.237/110.7000*110.7000
=12.237

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 110.7000.

Yakult Honsha Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201503 8.165 97.900 9.233
201506 8.027 98.400 9.030
201509 8.513 98.500 9.567
201512 8.422 98.100 9.504
201603 8.889 97.900 10.051
201606 9.268 98.100 10.458
201609 9.266 98.000 10.467
201612 8.382 98.400 9.430
201703 9.198 98.100 10.379
201706 9.569 98.500 10.754
201709 9.980 98.800 11.182
201712 10.353 99.400 11.530
201803 10.346 99.200 11.545
201806 9.972 99.200 11.128
201809 9.970 99.900 11.048
201812 10.038 99.700 11.146
201903 10.031 99.700 11.138
201906 10.327 99.800 11.455
201909 10.460 100.100 11.568
201912 10.556 100.500 11.627
202003 10.823 100.300 11.945
202006 10.599 99.900 11.745
202009 11.267 99.900 12.485
202012 11.780 99.300 13.132
202103 11.609 99.900 12.864
202106 11.912 99.500 13.253
202109 12.418 100.100 13.733
202112 12.207 100.100 13.500
202203 11.860 101.100 12.986
202206 10.895 101.800 11.848
202209 11.061 103.100 11.876
202212 12.115 104.100 12.883
202303 11.952 104.400 12.673
202306 11.722 105.200 12.335
202309 12.116 106.200 12.629
202312 12.594 106.800 13.054
202403 12.094 107.200 12.489
202406 11.968 108.200 12.245
202409 13.756 108.900 13.983
202412 12.237 110.700 12.237

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.


Yakult Honsha Co  (OTCPK:YKLTF) 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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Yakult Honsha Co Business Description

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Address
1-19 Higashi Shimbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0021
Yakult Honsha is a pioneer in probiotics, which launched the probiotic drinks Yakult in 1935 after Minoru Shirota's discovery of Lactobacillus casei Shirota, a strain of lactic acid bacteria proved to be able to live in intestines, in 1930. It operates in 40 countries across four continents selling mainly the Yakult probiotic drinks. Apart from the retail outlets, the home delivery channel, served by a team of 83,000 Yakult Ladies globally, contributes about 45% of its probiotic drink volume. Overseas markets contribute 40% of group sales and profits. Yakult has built a meaningful presence in populated emerging markets including China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil. It plans to step up expansion in the US. It also operates a pharmaceutical business with an emphasis on oncology drugs.

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