Hokuriku Gas Co (TSE:9537) PB Ratio : 0.34 (As of May. 14, 2024)

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What is Hokuriku 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 (2024-05-14), Hokuriku Gas Co's share price is 円3375.00. Hokuriku Gas Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円10,068.56. Hence, Hokuriku Gas Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.34.

Warning Sign:

Hokuriku Gas Co Ltd stock PB Ratio (=0.35) is close to 10-year high of 0.38

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

TSE:9537' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27 Med: 0.32 Max: 0.38
Current: 0.34

During the past 13 years, Hokuriku Gas Co's highest PB Ratio was 0.38. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.32.

TSE:9537's PB Ratio is ranked better than
92.97% of 512 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.44 vs TSE:9537: 0.34

During the past 12 months, Hokuriku Gas Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Hokuriku Gas Co was 2.90% per year. The lowest was 1.00% per year. And the median was 2.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Hokuriku Gas Co PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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Hokuriku Gas Co PB Ratio Chart

Hokuriku Gas Co Annual Data

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0.33

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0.29

Hokuriku Gas Co Quarterly Data
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PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.32	0.29	0.30	0.38	0.35

Competitive Comparison of Hokuriku Gas Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Hokuriku 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.

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

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

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

Hokuriku 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.

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

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	3375.00	/	10068.56
	=	0.34

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.

Hokuriku Gas Co (TSE:9537) 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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Hokuriku Gas Co (TSE:9537) Business Description

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1-2-23 Higashiodori, Chuo-ku, Niigata Prefecture, Niigata City, JPN, 950-8748

Website

http://www.hokurikugas.co.jp

Hokuriku Gas Co Ltd engages in the manufacture, supply, and sale of city gas, and gas-related equipment. It is involved in the manufacture, supply and sale of city gas, the operation of gas works, as well as the sale of gas equipment. The firm also engages in the sale of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and LPG equipment, the operation of LPG piping works, gas works and civil engineering works, the design, installation, maintenance, security and inspection of gas equipment, the sale, installation and meter reading of housing facilities and equipment, the leasing and management of buildings, the leasing of business equipment and vehicles, It also undertakes gas construction contracts; and sells gas appliances.

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