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Japan Foundation Engineering Co (TSE:1914) PB Ratio : 0.51 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Japan Foundation Engineering 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 (2024-12-15), Japan Foundation Engineering Co's share price is 円597.00. Japan Foundation Engineering Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 円1,175.65. Hence, Japan Foundation Engineering Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.51.

The historical rank and industry rank for Japan Foundation Engineering Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:1914' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35   Med: 0.48   Max: 0.84
Current: 0.51

During the past 13 years, Japan Foundation Engineering Co's highest PB Ratio was 0.84. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 0.48.

TSE:1914's PB Ratio is ranked better than
83.49% of 1678 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs TSE:1914: 0.51

During the past 12 months, Japan Foundation Engineering Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Japan Foundation Engineering Co was 5.40% per year. The lowest was -1.90% per year. And the median was 2.45% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Japan Foundation Engineering Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Foundation Engineering 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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Japan Foundation Engineering Co PB Ratio Chart

Japan Foundation Engineering Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.42 0.53 0.74 0.50 0.45

Japan Foundation Engineering Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
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 0.49 0.47 0.41 0.45 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Japan Foundation Engineering Co's PB Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Japan Foundation Engineering 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.


Japan Foundation Engineering Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Japan Foundation Engineering Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Foundation Engineering Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Japan Foundation Engineering 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.

Japan Foundation Engineering Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=597.00/1175.648
=0.51

* 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 Foundation Engineering Co  (TSE:1914) 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 Foundation Engineering Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6-22 Matsugae-cho, Osaka, JPN
Japan Foundation Engineering Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in the provisions of construction services. The company offers surface and physical exploration, hydrologic and geological and soil features surveys, in-site tests, grouting tests, hydrostatic pressure permeability tests, automatic surveillance, and analysis system for slopes and landslides and design and construction management services. Additionally, it also provides ground-reinforcing and environmental preservation works.

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