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Kansai Electric Power Co (Kansai Electric Power Co) PB Ratio : 0.76 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Kansai Electric Power 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 (2024-04-27), Kansai Electric Power Co's share price is $6.37. Kansai Electric Power Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.41. Hence, Kansai Electric Power Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.76.

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

KAEPY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 0.78   Max: 1.36
Current: 0.95

During the past 13 years, Kansai Electric Power Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.36. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 0.78.

KAEPY's PB Ratio is ranked better than
63.2% of 413 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs KAEPY: 0.95

During the past 12 months, Kansai Electric Power Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 31.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kansai Electric Power Co was 44.50% per year. The lowest was -25.10% per year. And the median was 2.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kansai Electric Power Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kansai Electric Power 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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Kansai Electric Power Co PB Ratio Chart

Kansai Electric Power Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 0.70 0.60 0.60 0.63

Kansai Electric Power Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.67 0.63 0.79 0.84 0.73

Competitive Comparison of Kansai Electric Power Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Kansai Electric Power 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.


Kansai Electric Power Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Kansai Electric Power Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kansai Electric Power 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=6.37/8.405
=0.76

* 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.


Kansai Electric Power Co  (OTCPK:KAEPY) 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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Kansai Electric Power Co (Kansai Electric Power Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
36-16, Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-8270
Kansai Electric Power Co Inc is an electric utility company that supplies power to the Kansai region of the Japanese archipelago. The company controls a portfolio of hydroelectric, thermal, nuclear, and solar power plants located in Kansai and in other countries throughout Southeast Asia. The vast majority of the energy produced by Kansai Electric comes from its thermal facilities. The company generates most of its revenue from the sale of electricity, heat, and gas to households and corporate customers. Kansai Electric's utility services, information technology, and real estate businesses also represent substantial revenue streams. The company provides energy to a significant percentage of the Japanese population.

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