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Kokusan Denki Co (TSE:6992) PB Ratio : 0.59 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Kokusan Denki 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 (2024-05-26), Kokusan Denki Co's share price is 円368.00. Kokusan Denki Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 円628.16. Hence, Kokusan Denki Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.59.

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

TSE:6992' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 0.41   Max: 0.6
Current: 0.59

During the past 7 years, Kokusan Denki Co's highest PB Ratio was 0.60. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.41.

TSE:6992's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.87 vs TSE:6992: 0.59

During the past 12 months, Kokusan Denki Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kokusan Denki Co was 7.40% per year. The lowest was -6.20% per year. And the median was -1.90% per year.

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Kokusan Denki Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kokusan Denki 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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Kokusan Denki Co PB Ratio Chart

Kokusan Denki Co Annual Data
Trend Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Dec14
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.38 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.42

Kokusan Denki Co Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
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 0.42 0.43 0.42 0.42 0.42

Competitive Comparison of Kokusan Denki Co's PB Ratio

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Kokusan Denki 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.


Kokusan Denki Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kokusan Denki Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Kokusan Denki 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.

Kokusan Denki Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2015)
=368.00/628.155
=0.59

* 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.


Kokusan Denki Co  (TSE:6992) 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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Kokusan Denki Co (TSE:6992) Business Description

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Kokusan Denki Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of electrical components. Its products are Engine Ignition Systems, Electric Motors and Alternators and Welders.

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