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Central Securities (Central Securities) Shiller PE Ratio : 9.10 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Central Securities Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Central Securities's current share price is $41.13. Central Securities's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $4.52. Central Securities's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 9.10.

The historical rank and industry rank for Central Securities's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CET' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.65   Med: 8.66   Max: 14.31
Current: 9.1

During the past 13 years, Central Securities's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 14.31. The lowest was 6.65. And the median was 8.66.

CET's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked better than
74.24% of 757 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.63 vs CET: 9.10

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Central Securities's adjusted earnings per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $8.010. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is $4.52 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Central Securities Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Securities's Shiller PE 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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Central Securities Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Central Securities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.90 10.43 9.48 7.66 8.35

Central Securities Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Shiller PE 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 9.48 - 7.66 - 8.35

Competitive Comparison of Central Securities's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Central Securities's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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.


Central Securities's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Central Securities's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Central Securities's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Central Securities Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Central Securities's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=41.13/4.52
=9.10

* 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.

Central Securities's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, Central Securities's adjusted earnings per share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=8.01/129.4194*129.4194
=8.010

Current CPI (Dec23) = 129.4194.

Central Securities Annual Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201412 1.150 99.070 1.502
201512 -0.690 99.792 -0.895
201612 4.600 101.863 5.844
201712 6.800 104.011 8.461
201812 -1.370 105.998 -1.673
201912 9.850 108.420 11.758
202012 2.900 109.897 3.415
202112 13.470 117.630 14.820
202212 -5.810 125.222 -6.005
202312 8.010 129.419 8.010

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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.


Central Securities  (AMEX:CET) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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Central Securities (Central Securities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820, New York, NY, USA, 10111
Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The company invests primarily in common stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks, and corporations.
Executives
John C Hill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Andrew J O'neill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Martin Poppe director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Leo Price Blackford director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Charles Colander director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Marlene A Krumholz officer: Vice President & Secretary C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Simms C Browning director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Donald G Calder director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Kidd Wilmot H Iv director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Jay R Inglis director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Walker C Carter Jr director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Lawrence P Vogel officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Charles N Edgerton officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
William E Sheeline officer: Vice President CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP., 630 FIFTH AVE. SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Johnson Christian A Endeavor Foundation 10 percent owner 1060 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10028

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