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DWANGO Co., (TSE:3715) PB Ratio : 3.87 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is DWANGO 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 (2024-05-16), DWANGO Co.,'s share price is 円2124.00. DWANGO Co.,'s Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 円548.64. Hence, DWANGO Co.,'s PB Ratio of today is 3.87.

Good Sign:

DWANGO Co., Ltd. stock P/B Ratio (=3.87) is close to 1-year low of 3.87

The historical rank and industry rank for DWANGO Co.,'s PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3715' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03   Med: 2.09   Max: 6.89
Current: 3.87

During the past 6 years, DWANGO Co.,'s highest PB Ratio was 6.89. The lowest was 1.03. And the median was 2.09.

TSE:3715's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.67 vs TSE:3715: 3.87

During the past 12 months, DWANGO Co.,'s average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.50% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of DWANGO Co., was 6.30% per year. The lowest was 3.80% per year. And the median was 4.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


DWANGO Co., PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for DWANGO 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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DWANGO Co., PB Ratio Chart

DWANGO Co., Annual Data
Trend Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.60 1.97 1.40 1.32 3.71

DWANGO Co., Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 4.94 3.71 5.16 6.39 4.86

Competitive Comparison of DWANGO Co.,'s PB Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, DWANGO 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.


DWANGO Co.,'s PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, DWANGO Co.,'s PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DWANGO Co.,'s PB Ratio falls into.



DWANGO 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.

DWANGO Co.,'s PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2014)
=2124.00/548.635
=3.87

* 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.


DWANGO Co.,  (TSE:3715) 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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DWANGO Co., (TSE:3715) Business Description

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DWANGO Co., Ltd. provides Internet content through cellular phones. The Company also plans, develops and manages network entertainment systems.

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