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Higashinihon Gas (FRA:HIS) Book Value per Share : €6.09 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Higashinihon Gas Book Value per Share?

Higashinihon Gas's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €6.09.

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Higashinihon Gas's current price is €2.66. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was €6.09. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Higashinihon Gas is 0.44.


Higashinihon Gas Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Higashinihon Gas's Book Value per Share 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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Higashinihon Gas Book Value per Share Chart

Higashinihon Gas Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13
Book Value per Share
6.16 6.65 7.34 7.85 7.04

Higashinihon Gas Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.50 7.04 6.85 6.51 6.09

Competitive Comparison of Higashinihon Gas's Book Value per Share

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Higashinihon Gas'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.


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

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

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



Higashinihon Gas Book Value per Share Calculation

Higashinihon Gas's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(53.29-0.00)/7.57
=7.04

Higashinihon Gas's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(46.10-0.00)/7.57
=6.09

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Higashinihon Gas  (FRA:HIS) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Higashinihon Gas (FRA:HIS) Business Description

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Higashinihon Gas Corporation is engaged in the production and supply of natural gas as well as construction of gas pipelines for key areas in East Japan. It also sells gas appliances and related equipment.

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