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KYHHY (Kyushu Railway Co) PB Ratio : 1.25 (As of Nov. 09, 2024)


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What is Kyushu Railway 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 (2024-11-09), Kyushu Railway Co's share price is $11.74. Kyushu Railway Co's Book Value per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 was $9.38. Hence, Kyushu Railway Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.25.

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

KYHHY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.82   Med: 1.2   Max: 1.8
Current: 1.36

During the past 9 years, Kyushu Railway Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.80. The lowest was 0.82. And the median was 1.20.

KYHHY's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
51.71% of 934 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.32 vs KYHHY: 1.36

During the past 12 months, Kyushu Railway Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% 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 1.00% per year.

During the past 9 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kyushu Railway Co was 11.40% per year. The lowest was -1.60% per year. And the median was 3.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kyushu Railway Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kyushu Railway Co's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Kyushu Railway Co PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Kyushu Railway Co's PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Kyushu Railway 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.


Kyushu Railway Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kyushu Railway Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kyushu Railway Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Kyushu Railway 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.

Kyushu Railway Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (A: Mar. 2024)
=11.74/9.376
=1.25

* 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.


Kyushu Railway Co  (OTCPK:KYHHY) 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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Kyushu Railway Co Business Description

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Address
3-25-21 Hakata-ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, JPN, 812-8566
Kyushu Railway, or JR Kyushu, is one of seven Japanese railway companies formed when the government privatized Japan Rail in 1987. The rail company services the island of Kyushu, which is just off the South of Japan mainland. Kyushu is colloquially referred to as the 10:10:10 region—covering about 10% of Japan's landmass, housing about 10% of Japan's population and producing about 10% of Japan's gross domestic product. JR Kyushu operates three businesses: rail transportation; real estate and hotels; and construction, retail, restaurants, and business services.