Hikari Business Form Co (TSE:3948) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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TSE:3948 Hikari Business Form Co Ltd TSE:3948
52 GF Score
Price 円1,184.00
GF Value 円801.03
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Hikari Business Form Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Hikari Business Form Co  (TSE:3948) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Hikari Business Form Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Hikari Business Form Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hikari Business Form Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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.

Hikari Business Form Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Hikari Business Form Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.43 0.61 0.60 0.46 0.80

Hikari Business Form Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 0.78 0.83 0.79 0.74 0.69

TSE:3948 vs CTAS, CPRT, GPN: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Hikari Business Form Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.


Hikari Business Form Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Hikari Business Form Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hikari Business Form Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


TSE:3948
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Hikari Business Form Co Ltd TSE:3948
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Hikari Business Form Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS 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 PS Ratio.

Hikari Business Form Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Hikari Business Form Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=413.475/113.6000*113.6000
=413.475

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 113.6000.

Hikari Business Form Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 269.282 98.000 312.147
201612 290.278 98.400 335.118
201703 312.324 98.100 361.672
201706 331.799 98.500 382.664
201709 277.673 98.800 319.268
201712 306.370 99.400 350.137
201803 300.935 99.200 344.619
201806 335.257 99.200 383.923
201809 257.048 99.900 292.299
201812 296.935 99.700 338.333
201903 285.557 99.700 325.369
201906 356.060 99.800 405.295
201909 349.206 100.100 396.302
201912 290.887 100.500 328.804
202003 293.252 100.300 332.138
202006 353.635 99.900 402.131
202009 294.900 99.900 335.342
202012 313.233 99.300 358.341
202103 334.397 99.900 380.255
202106 458.918 99.500 523.951
202109 478.501 100.100 543.034
202112 391.075 100.100 443.817
202203 609.355 101.100 684.696
202206 518.835 101.800 578.975
202209 443.573 103.100 488.748
202212 512.285 104.100 559.035
202303 489.282 104.400 532.399
202306 481.269 105.200 519.697
202309 395.998 106.200 423.591
202312 383.800 106.800 408.237
202403 355.270 107.200 376.480
202406 325.434 108.200 341.676
202409 368.376 108.900 384.275
202412 367.776 110.700 377.411
202503 307.306 111.100 314.221
202506 382.703 111.700 389.213
202509 354.162 112.000 359.221
202512 374.983 113.000 376.974
202603 356.499 112.700 359.346
202606 413.475 113.600 413.475

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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 Hikari Business Form Co (TSE:3948) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hikari Business Form Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円1,184.00 is trading 47.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円801.03. GuruFocus considers Hikari Business Form Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:3948:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: 円801.03 vs. price of 円1,184.00 (47.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 3 warning signs

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Hikari Business Form Co Business Description

Address 553, Higashiasakawa town, Hachioji, Tokyo, JPN, 193-0834
Hikari Business Form Co Ltd is engaged in providing printing services. The services offered by the company are commercial printing, business process outsourcing, post process, web solution, DPP, and others.
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円1,184.00
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