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Hikari Tsushin (STU:HIK) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.53 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Hikari Tsushin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), Hikari Tsushin's current share price is €163.00. Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €46.13. Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.53.

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

STU:HIK' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.61   Med: 5.39   Max: 8.33
Current: 3.42

During the past years, Hikari Tsushin's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.33. The lowest was 2.61. And the median was 5.39.

STU:HIK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86.03% of 451 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.97 vs STU:HIK: 3.42

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.

Hikari Tsushin's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €109.961. 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 €46.13 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Hikari Tsushin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hikari Tsushin'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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Hikari Tsushin Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Hikari Tsushin Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Hikari Tsushin 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 3.04 3.20 3.35 3.28 3.74

Competitive Comparison of Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hikari Tsushin'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.


Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hikari Tsushin 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.

Hikari Tsushin's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=163.00/46.13
=3.53

* 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.

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

For example, Hikari Tsushin'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)
=109.961/107.2000*107.2000
=109.961

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Hikari Tsushin Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 21.856 98.000 23.908
201409 23.072 98.500 25.110
201412 22.938 97.900 25.117
201503 26.406 97.900 28.914
201506 25.719 98.400 28.019
201509 25.891 98.500 28.178
201512 27.716 98.100 30.287
201603 27.141 97.900 29.719
201606 28.823 98.100 31.497
201609 30.424 98.000 33.280
201612 31.176 98.400 33.964
201703 32.264 98.100 35.257
201706 32.620 98.500 35.501
201709 32.441 98.800 35.199
201712 34.592 99.400 37.306
201803 37.308 99.200 40.317
201806 40.030 99.200 43.258
201809 41.429 99.900 44.456
201812 40.137 99.700 43.156
201903 44.649 99.700 48.008
201906 48.422 99.800 52.012
201909 53.613 100.100 57.416
201912 59.286 100.500 63.238
202003 52.346 100.300 55.947
202006 55.530 99.900 59.588
202009 58.253 99.900 62.510
202012 61.098 99.300 65.959
202103 66.265 99.900 71.107
202106 68.063 99.500 73.330
202109 73.819 100.100 79.055
202112 76.042 100.100 81.436
202203 79.484 101.100 84.280
202206 75.737 101.800 79.754
202209 83.582 103.100 86.906
202212 83.483 104.100 85.969
202303 89.253 104.400 91.647
202306 91.322 105.200 93.058
202309 94.688 106.200 95.580
202312 98.361 106.800 98.729
202403 109.961 107.200 109.961

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.


Hikari Tsushin  (STU:HIK) 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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Hikari Tsushin (STU:HIK) Business Description

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Address
Hikari West Gate Building, 1-4-10, Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 171-0021
Hikari Tsushin Inc is a Japanese company that provides services such networking and automation products offers individual insurance plans for small and medium-size enterprises. The company has three reporting segments: corporate, shop and insurance. The corporate segment offers products such as Wi-Fi routers, SIM cards, water coolers and LED lighting. Revenue is evenly split between the corporate and shop segments with insurance adding a small portion. The company earns the vast majority of its revenue in Japan.

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