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Asahi Kasei (Asahi Kasei) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.95 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Asahi Kasei Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-09), Asahi Kasei's current share price is $13.11. Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $13.79. Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.95.

The historical rank and industry rank for Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AHKSY' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85   Med: 1.45   Max: 2.63
Current: 0.98

During the past years, Asahi Kasei's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.63. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 1.45.

AHKSY's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
72.88% of 1202 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs AHKSY: 0.98

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Asahi Kasei's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $17.464. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $13.79 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Asahi Kasei Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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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Asahi Kasei Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Asahi Kasei Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.03 1.61 1.23 0.96 1.06

Asahi Kasei Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 0.96 0.99 0.93 1.01 1.06

Competitive Comparison of Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted 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.


Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Asahi Kasei Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=13.11/13.79
=0.95

* 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.

Asahi Kasei's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Asahi Kasei's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=17.464/107.2000*107.2000
=17.464

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Asahi Kasei Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 12.731 98.000 13.926
201409 12.877 98.500 14.014
201412 12.501 97.900 13.689
201503 12.875 97.900 14.098
201506 12.747 98.400 13.887
201509 13.055 98.500 14.208
201512 13.146 98.100 14.365
201603 13.211 97.900 14.466
201606 13.388 98.100 14.630
201609 14.364 98.000 15.712
201612 14.015 98.400 15.268
201703 14.601 98.100 15.955
201706 15.107 98.500 16.441
201709 15.923 98.800 17.277
201712 16.491 99.400 17.785
201803 17.391 99.200 18.794
201806 16.978 99.200 18.347
201809 17.489 99.900 18.767
201812 17.112 99.700 18.399
201903 17.806 99.700 19.145
201906 17.944 99.800 19.275
201909 18.692 100.100 20.018
201912 18.846 100.500 20.102
202003 18.199 100.300 19.451
202006 18.155 99.900 19.482
202009 18.837 99.900 20.213
202012 19.278 99.300 20.812
202103 19.459 99.900 20.881
202106 19.582 99.500 21.097
202109 20.270 100.100 21.708
202112 20.230 100.100 21.665
202203 20.515 101.100 21.753
202206 19.623 101.800 20.664
202209 19.188 103.100 19.951
202212 19.067 104.100 19.635
202303 17.930 104.400 18.411
202306 17.876 105.200 18.216
202309 17.675 106.200 17.841
202312 17.504 106.800 17.570
202403 17.464 107.200 17.464

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Asahi Kasei  (OTCPK:AHKSY) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Asahi Kasei (Asahi Kasei) Business Description

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Address
1-105 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-8101
Asahi Kasei Corp is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, sells a variety of products and services. The firm is organized into four segments based on product or service. The chemicals and fibers segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells ammonia-based products including plastic compounds and cellulose fiber. The homes and construction segment builds residential houses and sells thermal insulation. The electronics segment sells components for mobile phones including electronic compasses and lithium-ion battery separators. The healthcare segment sells medical devices including blood purification, blood transfusion, and bioprocess products. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.

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