Osaka Gas Co (TSE:9532) PB Ratio : 0.89 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Osaka 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 (2024-04-27), Osaka Gas Co's share price is 円3422.00. Osaka Gas Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円3,864.13. Hence, Osaka Gas Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.89.

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

TSE:9532' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6 Med: 0.9 Max: 1.28
Current: 0.89

During the past 13 years, Osaka Gas Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.28. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 0.90.

TSE:9532's PB Ratio is ranked better than
69.92% of 512 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs TSE:9532: 0.89

During the past 12 months, Osaka Gas Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 17.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Osaka Gas Co was 13.70% per year. The lowest was 0.30% per year. And the median was 5.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Osaka Gas Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Osaka Gas Co's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Osaka Gas Co PB Ratio Chart

Osaka Gas Co Annual Data

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0.90

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0.68

0.65

Osaka Gas Co Quarterly Data
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PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.65	0.65	0.62	0.66	0.76

Competitive Comparison of Osaka Gas Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Osaka 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.

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

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

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

Osaka 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.

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

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	3422.00	/	3864.129
	=	0.89

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

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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.

Osaka Gas Co (TSE:9532) 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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Osaka Gas Co (TSE:9532) Business Description

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Address

4-1-2, Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JPN, 541-0046

Website

http://www.osakagas.co.jp

Osaka Gas Co Ltd is a Japanese utility company involved in the production and supply of natural gas and electricity. Osaka Gas segments its operations into: Gas; LPG, Electricity, and Other Energy; International Energy; and Life and Business Solutions units. The company's total revenue generation is mainly split between its Gas and LPG, Electricity, and Other Energy divisions. The Gas business produces, supplies, and markets city gas to mostly industrial and residential customers in the Kansai region of Japan. Osaka Gas' LPG, Electricity, and Other Energy business generates and sells electricity and liquefied petroleum gas to consumers both inside and outside Japan. To do this, the company operates an international portfolio of natural gas-fired thermal, solar, and wind power plants.

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