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Nippon Paper Industries Co (TSE:3863) PB Ratio : 0.26 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Nippon Paper Industries 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 (2025-03-25), Nippon Paper Industries Co's share price is 円1042.00. Nippon Paper Industries Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 円4,050.97. Hence, Nippon Paper Industries Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.26.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nippon Paper Industries Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3863' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2   Med: 0.47   Max: 0.69
Current: 0.25

During the past 13 years, Nippon Paper Industries Co's highest PB Ratio was 0.69. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 0.47.

TSE:3863's PB Ratio is ranked better than
92.09% of 278 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.83 vs TSE:3863: 0.25

During the past 12 months, Nippon Paper Industries Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Nippon Paper Industries Co was 22.60% per year. The lowest was -14.20% per year. And the median was -0.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Nippon Paper Industries Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Paper Industries 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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Nippon Paper Industries Co PB Ratio Chart

Nippon Paper Industries 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 0.47 0.37 0.28 0.30 0.29

Nippon Paper Industries Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.35 0.29 - 0.24 0.22

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Paper Industries Co's PB Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Nippon Paper Industries 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.


Nippon Paper Industries Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Paper Industries Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nippon Paper Industries Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Nippon Paper Industries 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.

Nippon Paper Industries Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=1042.00/4050.97
=0.26

* 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.


Nippon Paper Industries Co  (TSE:3863) 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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Nippon Paper Industries Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
4-6, Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0062
Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd produces and sells a variety of paper products. The company's paper products include newsprint, printing, sanitary, and packaging paper, as well as container board and boxes. The firm also sells construction materials, and generates electric power. Nippon Paper organizes itself into four segments based on product type: pulp and paper; paper related; wood products and construction related; and other. The pulp and paper segment generates the majority of revenue. The majority of sales are made in Japan.

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