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Sojitz (Sojitz) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.42 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Sojitz Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-06), Sojitz's current share price is $25.40. Sojitz's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $17.91. Sojitz's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.42.

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

SZHFF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 0.92   Max: 1.54
Current: 1.46

During the past years, Sojitz's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.54. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 0.92.

SZHFF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
62.75% of 451 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.96 vs SZHFF: 1.46

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.

Sojitz's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $28.293. 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 $17.91 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Sojitz Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sojitz'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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Sojitz Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Sojitz 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 0.65 0.76 0.90 1.09 1.42

Sojitz 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 1.09 1.22 1.22 1.16 1.42

Competitive Comparison of Sojitz's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Sojitz'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.


Sojitz's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

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

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



Sojitz 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.

Sojitz's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=25.40/17.91
=1.42

* 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.

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

For example, Sojitz'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)
=28.293/107.2000*107.2000
=28.293

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Sojitz Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 18.244 98.000 19.957
201409 18.641 98.500 20.287
201412 18.496 97.900 20.253
201503 18.291 97.900 20.029
201506 18.074 98.400 19.690
201509 18.049 98.500 19.643
201512 17.942 98.100 19.606
201603 18.416 97.900 20.165
201606 18.099 98.100 19.778
201609 18.640 98.000 20.390
201612 17.929 98.400 19.532
201703 19.486 98.100 21.294
201706 20.360 98.500 22.158
201709 20.895 98.800 22.671
201712 21.300 99.400 22.971
201803 22.104 99.200 23.887
201806 21.411 99.200 23.138
201809 21.974 99.900 23.580
201812 21.320 99.700 22.924
201903 22.266 99.700 23.941
201906 22.286 99.800 23.938
201909 22.227 100.100 23.804
201912 22.454 100.500 23.951
202003 22.057 100.300 23.574
202006 21.982 99.900 23.588
202009 22.492 99.900 24.136
202012 23.250 99.300 25.100
202103 23.750 99.900 25.485
202106 24.598 99.500 26.502
202109 25.852 100.100 27.686
202112 25.667 100.100 27.488
202203 26.598 101.100 28.203
202206 25.915 101.800 27.290
202209 26.073 103.100 27.110
202212 27.267 104.100 28.079
202303 27.153 104.400 27.881
202306 27.044 105.200 27.558
202309 27.167 106.200 27.423
202312 28.169 106.800 28.275
202403 28.293 107.200 28.293

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.


Sojitz  (OTCPK:SZHFF) 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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Sojitz (Sojitz) Business Description

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1-1, Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8691
Sojitz Corp is a Japanese business conglomerate. The group operates nine business segments: automotive, aerospace and IT, energy, metals and coal, foods and agriculture, lifestyle commodities and materials, infrastructure and environment, chemicals, and retail. The largest segment by profit, chemicals, conducts trading operations in liquid chemicals such as methanol, petrochemical products such as plastics, and inorganic chemicals including rare earths and mineral-related products. The next segment contributing significantly to profits, automotive, includes a vehicle export, wholesale, assembly, and dealership business in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region, as well as in Russia and Central and South America.

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