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Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co (TSE:4673) PB Ratio : 0.48 (As of Apr. 15, 2025)


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What is Kawasaki Geological 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 (2025-04-15), Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co's share price is 円2485.00. Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was 円5,204.71. Hence, Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.48.

Good Sign:

Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.47) is close to 3-year low of 0.46.

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

TSE:4673' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 0.58   Max: 1.12
Current: 0.48

During the past 13 years, Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.12. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.58.

TSE:4673's PB Ratio is ranked better than
84.09% of 1672 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs TSE:4673: 0.48

During the past 12 months, Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co was 7.80% per year. The lowest was -0.20% per year. And the median was 3.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kawasaki Geological 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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Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co PB Ratio Chart

Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co Annual Data
Trend Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.87 0.55 0.53 0.47

Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Nov24
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 0.53 0.53 0.54 0.47

Competitive Comparison of Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co's PB Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Kawasaki Geological 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.


Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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


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Kawasaki Geological 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.

Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Nov. 2024)
=2485.00/5204.712
=0.48

* 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.


Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co  (TSE:4673) 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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Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2-11-15 Mita Minato-ku, Mita Kawasaki Building, Tokyo, JPN, 108-0073
Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co Ltd is a Japan based independent consulting firm on geological engineering in Japan. It provides the geological analysis of the land. The company contributes to the development of infrastructures in governmental and private sectors, as well as in natural resources.

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