Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.56) is close to 10-year low of 0.56.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sanyo Chemical Industries's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
TSE:4471'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56 Med: 0.83 Max: 1.17
Current: 0.56
During the past 13 years, Sanyo Chemical Industries's highest PB Ratio was 1.17. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 0.83.
TSE:4471's PB Ratio is ranked better than 85.94% of 1529
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.46
vs TSE:4471: 0.56
During the past 12 months, Sanyo Chemical Industries's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Sanyo Chemical Industries was 8.60% per year. The lowest was -4.30% per year. And the median was 4.00% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Sanyo Chemical Industries PB Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Sanyo Chemical Industries's PB Ratio
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sanyo Chemical Industries'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.
Sanyo Chemical Industries's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sanyo Chemical Industries's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sanyo Chemical Industries's PB Ratio falls into.
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.
* 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.
Sanyo Chemical Industries (TSE:4471) PB Ratio Explanation
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.
Sanyo Chemical Industries PB Ratio Related Terms
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Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes its operations into four primary segments based on product type. The toiletries and health care segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells disposable baby diapers, surfactants used to produce hair care products and detergents, and base materials for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The petroleum and automotives segment sells polyurethane used to produce automobile seats and interior components as well as fuel additives. The plastics and textiles and information and electronics segment sells a variety of plastic products for consumers as well as the transportation and electronics industries. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.
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