Belc Co (TSE:9974) PB Ratio : 1.55 (As of May. 02, 2024)

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What is Belc Co PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-05-02), Belc Co's share price is 円7430.00. Belc Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 円4,795.54. Hence, Belc Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.55.

The historical rank and industry rank for Belc Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:9974' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.87 Med: 1.64 Max: 2.51
Current: 1.55

During the past 13 years, Belc Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.51. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 1.64.

TSE:9974's PB Ratio is ranked better than
52.68% of 298 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs TSE:9974: 1.55

During the past 12 months, Belc Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Belc Co was 10.40% per year. The lowest was -13.90% per year. And the median was 9.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Belc Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Belc Co's PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Belc Co PB Ratio Chart

Belc Co Annual Data

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1.57

1.48

1.37

1.23

1.32

Belc Co Quarterly Data
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PB Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.23	1.32	1.46	1.35	1.32

Competitive Comparison of Belc Co's PB Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Belc Co'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.

Belc Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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

Belc Co PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Belc Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Nov. 2023)
	=	7430.00	/	4795.54
	=	1.55

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

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A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Belc Co (TSE:9974) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.

Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.

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Belc Co (TSE:9974) Business Description

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Address

5456 Yodo Yorii-machi, Osato-gun, Saitama, JPN, 369-1298

Website

http://www.belc.co.jp

Belc Co Ltd manages a chain of food supermarkets in Japan. The company is headquartered in Japan and earns the entirety of its revenue domestically. The company has a chain of retail stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area and is focused on the Saitama prefecture. Through its subsidiaries, Belc Co. Ltd is involved with the production and distribution of food items and ready-made meals to its self-run stores. Its products include perishable goods, grocery items, sundry items, daily necessities and processed food. Belc Co. Ltd also provides services to its stores including chain management and cleaning.

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