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Japan Publications Trading Co (TSE:8072) PB Ratio : 10,622.64 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Japan Publications Trading 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 (2025-04-01), Japan Publications Trading Co's share price is 円39800000.00. Japan Publications Trading Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 円3,746.72. Hence, Japan Publications Trading Co's PB Ratio of today is 10,622.64.

Warning Sign:

Japan Publications Trading Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=10622.64) is close to 10-year high of 10622.64.

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

TSE:8072' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 0.71   Max: 10622.64
Current: 10622.64

During the past 13 years, Japan Publications Trading Co's highest PB Ratio was 10622.64. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 0.71.

TSE:8072's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.39 vs TSE:8072: 10622.64

During the past 12 months, Japan Publications Trading Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Japan Publications Trading Co was 25.20% per year. The lowest was -12.20% per year. And the median was 6.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Japan Publications Trading Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Publications Trading 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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Japan Publications Trading Co PB Ratio Chart

Japan Publications Trading 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 0.60 0.53 0.53 0.61 0.79

Japan Publications Trading Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24
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 0.65 0.73 0.69 0.79 1.06

Competitive Comparison of Japan Publications Trading Co's PB Ratio

For the Publishing subindustry, Japan Publications Trading 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.


Japan Publications Trading Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Japan Publications Trading Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Publications Trading Co's PB Ratio falls into.


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Japan Publications Trading 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.

Japan Publications Trading Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=39800000.00/3746.716
=10,622.64

* 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.


Japan Publications Trading Co  (TSE:8072) 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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Japan Publications Trading Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1-2-1 Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0064
Japan Publications Trading Co Ltd is a Japan based company involved in publication business. It imports, exports and sells general and academic books and periodicals, language learning textbooks and materials, audio and visual discs, and other general merchandise. The company ships its products around the globe. In addition, the company is also involved in the manufacturing, importing, and selling of office supplies to stationery shops, bookstores and universities.

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