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Iwatsu Electric Co (TSE:6704) PB Ratio : 0.80 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Iwatsu Electric 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 (2024-12-13), Iwatsu Electric Co's share price is 円1534.00. Iwatsu Electric Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 円1,921.63. Hence, Iwatsu Electric Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.80.

Warning Sign:

Iwatsu Electric Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.8) is close to 10-year high of 0.8

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

TSE:6704' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 0.42   Max: 0.8
Current: 0.8

During the past 13 years, Iwatsu Electric Co's highest PB Ratio was 0.80. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.42.

TSE:6704's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 2.01 vs TSE:6704: 0.80

During the past 12 months, Iwatsu Electric Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -20.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Iwatsu Electric Co was 8.70% per year. The lowest was -8.60% per year. And the median was 2.35% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Iwatsu Electric Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Iwatsu Electric 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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Iwatsu Electric Co PB Ratio Chart

Iwatsu Electric 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 0.42 0.36 0.34 0.34 0.36

Iwatsu Electric Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.34 0.33 0.32 0.41 0.36

Competitive Comparison of Iwatsu Electric Co's PB Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Iwatsu Electric 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.


Iwatsu Electric Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Iwatsu Electric Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Iwatsu Electric Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Iwatsu Electric 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.

Iwatsu Electric Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=1534.00/1921.627
=0.80

* 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.


Iwatsu Electric Co  (TSE:6704) 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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Iwatsu Electric Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1-7-41, Kugayama, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, JPN
Iwatsu Electric Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engages in the manufacture and sale of telecommunications, printing systems, and test and measurement equipment.

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