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Electric Power Development Co (Electric Power Development Co) PB Ratio : 0.34 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Electric Power Development Co PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-05-06), Electric Power Development Co's share price is $15.17. Electric Power Development Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $45.21. Hence, Electric Power Development Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Electric Power Development Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

EPWDF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 0.63   Max: 1.22
Current: 0.41

During the past 13 years, Electric Power Development Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.22. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.63.

EPWDF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
89.61% of 414 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 1.255 vs EPWDF: 0.41

During the past 12 months, Electric Power Development Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Electric Power Development Co was 11.50% per year. The lowest was -0.90% per year. And the median was 4.15% per year.

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Electric Power Development Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electric Power Development Co's 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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Electric Power Development Co PB Ratio Chart

Electric Power Development Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.55 0.40 0.38 0.36

Electric Power Development Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.33 0.36 0.37 0.38 0.34

Competitive Comparison of Electric Power Development Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Electric Power Development Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


Electric Power Development Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Electric Power Development Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electric Power Development Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Electric Power Development Co PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Electric Power Development Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=15.17/45.209
=0.34

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Electric Power Development Co  (OTCPK:EPWDF) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Electric Power Development Co (Electric Power Development Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15-1,Ginza 6-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8165
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. which operates under the brand J-POWER, is a Japanese electric utility company involved in the generation, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of energy. The company operates a portfolio of hydroelectric, wind, nuclear, geothermal, and thermal power plants located primarily throughout Japan, but also elsewhere in Southeast Asia and North America. While most of Electric Power Development's power generating facilities are hydroelectric, the company's total electric power production can be divided fairly evenly between its thermal and hydroelectric sites. Electric Power Development generates almost all of its revenue from its electric utility operations, which primarily comprise the sale of energy from its thermal power plants.

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