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American Railcar Industries (American Railcar Industries) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is American Railcar Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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American Railcar Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Railcar Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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American Railcar Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of American Railcar Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, American Railcar Industries'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.


American Railcar Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, American Railcar Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



American Railcar Industries 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.

American Railcar Industries's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

For example, American Railcar Industries's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2018 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2018)
=35.427/106.5067*106.5067
=35.427

Current CPI (Sep. 2018) = 106.5067.

American Railcar Industries Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200812 14.774 88.697 17.740
200903 14.630 89.744 17.363
200906 15.100 91.003 17.672
200909 15.699 91.120 18.350
200912 15.756 91.111 18.418
201003 15.406 91.821 17.870
201006 15.092 91.962 17.479
201009 14.809 92.162 17.114
201012 14.439 92.474 16.630
201103 14.204 94.283 16.046
201106 14.231 95.235 15.915
201109 14.375 95.727 15.994
201112 14.526 95.213 16.249
201203 15.096 96.783 16.613
201206 15.707 96.819 17.279
201209 16.379 97.633 17.868
201212 17.303 96.871 19.024
201303 17.827 98.209 19.333
201306 18.666 98.518 20.180
201309 19.413 98.790 20.929
201312 20.321 98.326 22.012
201403 20.874 99.695 22.300
201406 22.004 100.560 23.305
201409 22.694 100.428 24.068
201412 23.202 99.070 24.944
201503 24.399 99.621 26.085
201506 25.557 100.684 27.035
201509 25.733 100.392 27.300
201512 27.025 99.792 28.843
201603 27.669 100.470 29.331
201606 28.216 101.688 29.553
201609 28.217 101.861 29.504
201612 28.834 101.863 30.149
201703 28.951 102.862 29.977
201706 29.192 103.349 30.084
201709 29.285 104.136 29.952
201712 34.769 104.011 35.603
201803 35.061 105.290 35.466
201806 35.124 106.317 35.187
201809 35.427 106.507 35.427

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.


American Railcar Industries  (NAS:ARII) 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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American Railcar Industries (American Railcar Industries) Business Description

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American Railcar Industries Inc designs, manufactures and sells special, customized and general-purpose railcars and components for the North American railcar and industrial markets. Its segments are manufacturing, railcar leasing and railcar services.
Executives
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Harold First director 13 55 WILKINS CT, FAIRLAWN NJ 07410
Icahn Enterprises G.p. Inc. 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Beckton Corp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE,, PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Patricia A. Agnello director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Jonathan Frates director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Mather Courtney director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Andrew Roberto director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Daniel A Ninivaggi director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK NY 10153
Samuel J. Merksamer director C/O ICAHN CAPITAL LP, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Sunghwan Cho director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Vincent J Intrieri director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Stephen A Mongillo director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Hunter Clark Gary director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160