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Lawson (TSE:2651) Book Value per Share : 円2,845.30 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Lawson Book Value per Share?

Lawson's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 円2,845.30.

During the past 12 months, Lawson's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lawson was 6.60% per year. The lowest was -5.70% per year. And the median was 2.50% per year.

Lawson's current price is 円10340.00. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 円2,845.30. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Lawson is 3.63.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Lawson was 3.78. The lowest was 1.56. And the median was 2.59.

Warning Sign:

Lawson Inc stock PB Ratio (=3.64) is close to 10-year high of 3.78


Lawson Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lawson'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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Lawson Book Value per Share Chart

Lawson Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,709.60 2,677.81 2,316.86 2,497.46 2,845.30

Lawson Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Book Value per Share 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 2,497.46 2,591.08 2,766.43 2,791.77 2,845.30

Competitive Comparison of Lawson's Book Value per Share

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Lawson'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.


Lawson's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lawson's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lawson Book Value per Share Calculation

Lawson's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(284,752-0)/100
=2,845.30

Lawson's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(284,752-0)/100
=2,845.30

* 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.


Lawson  (TSE:2651) 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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Lawson (TSE:2651) Business Description

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Address
East Tower, Gate City Osaki, 11-2, Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 141-8643
Lawson is the third-largest convenience-store operator in Japan with more than 14,500 stores domestically, and more than 3,400 stores overseas with more than 90% of stores located in China. Convenience-store operations inclusive of franchise fees represent about 55% of group operating revenue and 75% of operating profits. Other activities include Seijo Ishii (an upscale food-store chain with 163 stores in Japan as of November 2020) and entertainment businesses comprising cinema operations with 43 theaters, the HMV music store chain, and Lawson HMV ticketing services.

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