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Hitachi (Hitachi) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.26 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Hitachi Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Hitachi's current share price is $177.69. Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $54.57. Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.26.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HTHIY' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.8   Med: 1.55   Max: 3.8
Current: 3.51

During the past years, Hitachi's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.80. The lowest was 0.80. And the median was 1.55.

HTHIY's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
87.74% of 416 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs HTHIY: 3.51

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Hitachi's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $79.130. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $54.57 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Hitachi Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted 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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Hitachi Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Hitachi Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.42 1.15 1.75 1.97 2.06

Hitachi Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted 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 1.94 2.06 2.45 2.48 2.65

Competitive Comparison of Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted 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.


Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Hitachi Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=177.69/54.57
=3.26

* 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.

Hitachi's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Hitachi's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=79.13/106.8000*106.8000
=79.130

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 106.8000.

Hitachi Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 53.999 95.700 60.262
201406 53.478 98.000 58.280
201409 53.203 98.500 57.686
201412 49.870 97.900 54.404
201503 50.613 97.900 55.214
201506 50.452 98.400 54.759
201509 50.728 98.500 55.003
201512 50.888 98.100 55.401
201603 50.161 97.900 54.721
201606 51.045 98.100 55.572
201609 53.400 98.000 58.195
201612 51.508 98.400 55.905
201703 54.426 98.100 59.253
201706 56.268 98.500 61.009
201709 58.812 98.800 63.574
201712 59.062 99.400 63.459
201803 64.028 99.200 68.933
201806 63.181 99.200 68.021
201809 63.736 99.900 68.138
201812 58.011 99.700 62.142
201903 60.800 99.700 65.130
201906 62.985 99.800 67.403
201909 64.313 100.100 68.618
201912 61.273 100.500 65.114
202003 60.751 100.300 64.688
202006 58.389 99.900 62.422
202009 57.127 99.900 61.073
202012 58.361 99.300 62.769
202103 67.093 99.900 71.727
202106 67.497 99.500 72.449
202109 71.798 100.100 76.604
202112 71.758 100.100 76.561
202203 75.713 101.100 79.982
202206 71.737 101.800 75.260
202209 71.515 103.100 74.081
202212 71.532 104.100 73.387
202303 78.884 104.400 80.697
202306 79.440 105.200 80.648
202309 79.049 106.200 79.496
202312 79.130 106.800 79.130

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Hitachi  (OTCPK:HTHIY) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Hitachi (Hitachi) Business Description

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6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8280
Hitachi Ltd provides IT services and has an expertise in the range of business fields, including financial services. The company's main products and services include system integration, consulting, cloud services, servers, storage, software, telecommunications and networks, and ATMs. Hitachi operates in various segments namely, Information and Telecommunication Systems; Social Infrastructure and Industrial Systems; Electronic Systems and Equipment; Construction Machinery; High Functional Materials and Components; Automotive Systems; Smart Life and Ecofriendly Systems; Financial Services; and Others.