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Media Kobo (TSE:3815) PB Ratio : 1.77 (As of Jun. 11, 2024)


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What is Media Kobo 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 (2024-06-11), Media Kobo's share price is 円230.00. Media Kobo's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 円129.60. Hence, Media Kobo's PB Ratio of today is 1.77.

Good Sign:

Media Kobo Inc stock PB Ratio (=1.73) is close to 10-year low of 1.63

The historical rank and industry rank for Media Kobo's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3815' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.63   Med: 2.89   Max: 6.89
Current: 1.78

During the past 13 years, Media Kobo's highest PB Ratio was 6.89. The lowest was 1.63. And the median was 2.89.

TSE:3815's PB Ratio is ranked better than
53.26% of 537 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 1.93 vs TSE:3815: 1.78

During the past 12 months, Media Kobo's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Media Kobo was 18.00% per year. The lowest was -10.30% per year. And the median was 0.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Media Kobo PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Media Kobo'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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Media Kobo PB Ratio Chart

Media Kobo Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.12 2.55 2.63 3.47 2.03

Media Kobo Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 2.25 2.09 2.03 1.91 1.67

Competitive Comparison of Media Kobo's PB Ratio

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Media Kobo'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.


Media Kobo's PB Ratio Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Media Kobo's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Media Kobo's PB Ratio falls into.



Media Kobo 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.

Media Kobo's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Feb. 2024)
=230.00/129.604
=1.77

* 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.


Media Kobo  (TSE:3815) 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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Media Kobo (TSE:3815) Business Description

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Media Kobo Inc is engaged in digital content and related merchandising business. The business of the company includes divination content, game content, new business, and VR business.

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