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Nippon Carbide Industries Co (TSE:4064) PB Ratio : 0.52 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Nippon Carbide 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 (2024-05-17), Nippon Carbide Industries Co's share price is 円1808.00. Nippon Carbide Industries Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円3,503.77. Hence, Nippon Carbide Industries Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.52.

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

TSE:4064' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 0.55   Max: 3.28
Current: 0.52

During the past 13 years, Nippon Carbide Industries Co's highest PB Ratio was 3.28. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.55.

TSE:4064's PB Ratio is ranked better than
92.22% of 1530 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.635 vs TSE:4064: 0.52

During the past 12 months, Nippon Carbide Industries Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Nippon Carbide Industries Co was 9.40% per year. The lowest was -1.80% per year. And the median was 4.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Nippon Carbide Industries Co PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Nippon Carbide Industries 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 0.52 0.34 0.44 0.43 0.40

Nippon Carbide Industries 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 0.35 0.40 0.41 0.50 0.41

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Carbide Industries Co's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Nippon Carbide 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 Carbide Industries Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=1808.00/3503.767
=0.52

* 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 Carbide Industries Co  (TSE:4064) 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 Carbide Industries Co (TSE:4064) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
16-2, 2-Chome Konan, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JPN, 108-8466
Nippon Carbide Industries Co Inc is engaged in the manufacture and sales of chemicals, plastics and resins, plastics films and electronic materials. Its product offerings include calcium carbide, dicyandiamide, cyanamide solution, among others. The company also manufacture and sell adhesive products used in medical, optical, and electronic equipment, coating materials for paper, film, and metal, fiber processing, and pigments.

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