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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund) PB Ratio : 0.86 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund 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 (2024-04-30), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's share price is $7.665. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $8.91. Hence, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's PB Ratio of today is 0.86.

Good Sign:

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.85) is close to 1-year low of 0.79

The historical rank and industry rank for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

JOF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 0.86   Max: 1.11
Current: 0.86

During the past 6 years, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's highest PB Ratio was 1.11. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 0.86.

JOF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
67.53% of 1691 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs JOF: 0.86

During the past 12 months, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.10% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund was -2.90% per year. The lowest was -10.00% per year. And the median was -4.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund'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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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund PB Ratio Chart

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Annual Data
Trend Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.88 0.91 0.88 0.85 0.83

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.85 0.84 0.83 0.83

Competitive Comparison of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund'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.


Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's PB Ratio falls into.



Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund 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.

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Aug. 2023)
=7.665/8.914
=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.

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.


Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund  (NYSE:JOF) 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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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
309 West 49th Street, Worldwide Plaza, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Inc is a United States-based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in smaller capitalization Japanese equity securities. Its portfolio of investments consists of different sectors such as banks, chemicals, construction, electric appliances, financing business, food, Information and Communication, Utilities, Real Estate, and others.
Executives
She Yi officer: Assistant Treasurer WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rodney A Buck director WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Atsushi Katayama other: Lead Portfolio Manager WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Shinichi Masuda officer: Vice President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Melanie Dana Malc officer: Assistant Treasurer WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Paige Ouimet director WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Michael Morronngiello officer: Vice President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hiroyasu Koike other: CEO to the Adviser of JOF WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Junko Nakagawa other: CEO to the Adviser of JOF WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Yuichi Nomoto director, officer: President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Zheng Liu officer: Vice President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Takeshi Toyoshima officer: Vice President NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT USA INC., 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lee Kelly So Young officer: Assistant Treasurer NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT USA INC., 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Marcia L Macharg director 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kunio Watanabe other: CEO of Adviser of JOF C/O NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT USA INC., 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019

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