Kurita Water Industries (Kurita Water Industries) GF Value Rank : 9 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Kurita Water Industries GF Value Rank?

Kurita Water Industries has the GF Value Rank of 9.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Competitive Comparison of Kurita Water Industries's GF Value Rank

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Kurita Water Industries's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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.

Kurita Water Industries's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kurita Water Industries's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kurita Water Industries's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Kurita Water Industries (Kurita Water Industries) Business Description

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KTWIY:USA 6370:Japan KWI:Germany KWI:Germany

Address

Nakano Central Park East , 4-10-1, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 164-0001

Website

http://www.kurita.co.jp

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. is a provider of water treatment solutions in Japan. It operates through two segments, The Water Treatment Chemical segment, and The Water Treatment Equipment segment. The Water Treatment Chemical segment sells water treatment-related chemicals, for air conditioning, petroleum refining, pulp and paper processing-related applications. The Water Treatment Equipment segment manufactures and sells water production systems, drinking water treatment equipment, water and wastewater treatment equipment for various industries. Additionally, the segment is also responsible for supplying ultrapure water, the provision of maintenance service and the operation of water treatment facilities.

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