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Tokyo Gas Co (TSE:9531) PB Ratio : 0.84 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Tokyo Gas 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 (2024-04-26), Tokyo Gas Co's share price is 円3589.00. Tokyo Gas Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円4,249.82. Hence, Tokyo Gas Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.84.

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

TSE:9531' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 1.06   Max: 1.89
Current: 0.84

During the past 13 years, Tokyo Gas Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.89. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 1.06.

TSE:9531's PB Ratio is ranked better than
69.92% of 512 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs TSE:9531: 0.84

During the past 12 months, Tokyo Gas Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 18.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Tokyo Gas Co was 17.60% per year. The lowest was 1.70% per year. And the median was 6.05% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Tokyo Gas Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tokyo Gas 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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Tokyo Gas Co PB Ratio Chart

Tokyo Gas 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 0.98 0.94 0.78 0.69 0.83

Tokyo Gas 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 0.69 0.82 0.83 0.78 0.83

Competitive Comparison of Tokyo Gas Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Tokyo Gas 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.


Tokyo Gas Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Tokyo Gas Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tokyo Gas Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Tokyo Gas 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.

Tokyo Gas Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3589.00/4249.822
=0.84

* 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.


Tokyo Gas Co  (TSE:9531) 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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Tokyo Gas Co (TSE:9531) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-5-20 Kaigan Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-8527
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd is a Japanese utility company involved in the production, generation, and supply of natural gas and electricity. Tokyo Gas segments its operations into Gas, Electric Power, Overseas, and Other business units. The company's Gas division generates the vast majority of its total revenue through the supply and sale of natural gas to, namely, the Tokyo metropolitan area and other Japanese urban areas. Tokyo Gas' supply of natural gas is fairly evenly distributed amongst residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation customers. The company's Electric Power business also represents a significant income stream. This division operates a portfolio of cogeneration and natural gas-fired thermal power plants primarily located in the Tokyo area.

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