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Kakaku.com (Kakaku.com) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.00 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Kakaku.com Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-28), Kakaku.com's current share price is $12.00. Kakaku.com's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.20. Kakaku.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 10.00.

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

KKKUF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.32   Med: 20.06   Max: 26.63
Current: 9.72

During the past years, Kakaku.com's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 26.63. The lowest was 7.32. And the median was 20.06.

KKKUF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.62% of 298 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs KKKUF: 9.72

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.

Kakaku.com's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.736. 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 $1.20 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Kakaku.com Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kakaku.com'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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Kakaku.com Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Kakaku.com 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 15.79 21.44 17.51 10.14 9.52

Kakaku.com 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 10.14 11.28 8.05 9.06 9.52

Competitive Comparison of Kakaku.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Kakaku.com'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.


Kakaku.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Kakaku.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kakaku.com 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.

Kakaku.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=12.00/1.2
=10.00

* 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.

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

For example, Kakaku.com'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)
=1.736/107.2000*107.2000
=1.736

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Kakaku.com Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.888 98.000 0.971
201409 0.945 98.500 1.028
201412 0.987 97.900 1.081
201503 0.999 97.900 1.094
201506 0.966 98.400 1.052
201509 1.110 98.500 1.208
201512 1.109 98.100 1.212
201603 1.294 97.900 1.417
201606 1.281 98.100 1.400
201609 1.419 98.000 1.552
201612 1.277 98.400 1.391
201703 1.438 98.100 1.571
201706 1.350 98.500 1.469
201709 1.485 98.800 1.611
201712 1.235 99.400 1.332
201803 1.509 99.200 1.631
201806 1.474 99.200 1.593
201809 1.630 99.900 1.749
201812 1.533 99.700 1.648
201903 1.748 99.700 1.879
201906 1.820 99.800 1.955
201909 2.045 100.100 2.190
201912 1.862 100.500 1.986
202003 1.936 100.300 2.069
202006 1.819 99.900 1.952
202009 1.993 99.900 2.139
202012 2.053 99.300 2.216
202103 2.094 99.900 2.247
202106 2.005 99.500 2.160
202109 1.986 100.100 2.127
202112 1.887 100.100 2.021
202203 1.977 101.100 2.096
202206 1.754 101.800 1.847
202209 1.776 103.100 1.847
202212 1.660 104.100 1.709
202303 1.780 104.400 1.828
202306 1.673 105.200 1.705
202309 1.744 106.200 1.760
202312 1.678 106.800 1.684
202403 1.736 107.200 1.736

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.


Kakaku.com  (OTCPK:KKKUF) 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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Kakaku.com (Kakaku.com) Business Description

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EBISU IMARK GATE, Daikanyama Digital Gate Building, 3-5-7, Ebisu minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0022
Kakaku.com Inc. is a telecom company that provides a variety of Internet services. The majority of the company's revenue comes from its electronic commerce business through its flagship website, Kakaku.com. The company generates most of its revenue in Japan, through the sale of its advertising space. Kakaku also provides pricing, specifications, and reviews for various products and services that include appliances, food & beverages, cosmetics, Internet service providers, and computers. Kakaku also runs tabelog.com, which allows consumers to access restaurant rankings based on user reviews. The company also operates websites that focus on travel reviews, hotel discounts, and photo sharing.

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