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Caterpillar (BUE:CAT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 11.68 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-22), Caterpillar's current share price is ARS21488.00. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS1,839.25. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 11.68.

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

BUE:CAT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.84   Med: 5.41   Max: 11.11
Current: 10.62

During the past years, Caterpillar's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 11.11. The lowest was 2.84. And the median was 5.41.

BUE:CAT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.91% of 162 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.855 vs BUE:CAT: 10.62

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.

Caterpillar's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS151,866.726. 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 ARS1,839.25 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Caterpillar Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Caterpillar 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 6.90 7.33 8.05 8.77 10.73

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar'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.


Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Caterpillar 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=21488.00/1839.25
=11.68

* 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.

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

For example, Caterpillar'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)
=151866.726/131.7762*131.7762
=151,866.726

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Caterpillar Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 1,349.497 100.560 1,768.422
201409 1,308.811 100.428 1,717.355
201412 1,181.156 99.070 1,571.098
201503 1,239.137 99.621 1,639.098
201506 1,288.562 100.684 1,686.484
201509 1,283.493 100.392 1,684.743
201512 1,645.769 99.792 2,173.244
201603 1,960.473 100.470 2,571.341
201606 1,822.392 101.688 2,361.613
201609 1,994.382 101.861 2,580.105
201612 1,775.444 101.863 2,296.830
201703 1,778.049 102.862 2,277.849
201706 1,954.232 103.349 2,491.761
201709 2,301.426 104.136 2,912.291
201712 2,188.197 104.011 2,772.322
201803 2,562.160 105.290 3,206.699
201806 3,121.880 106.317 3,869.468
201809 4,942.037 106.507 6,114.572
201812 4,598.602 105.998 5,716.965
201903 5,277.526 107.251 6,484.374
201906 5,891.523 108.070 7,183.919
201909 7,565.280 108.329 9,202.708
201912 7,925.841 108.420 9,633.243
202003 8,129.881 108.902 9,837.558
202006 8,681.634 108.767 10,518.168
202009 10,214.388 109.815 12,257.109
202012 11,439.806 109.897 13,717.362
202103 13,627.156 111.754 16,068.583
202106 14,563.265 114.631 16,741.414
202109 15,061.778 115.734 17,149.487
202112 15,532.284 117.630 17,400.273
202203 17,177.153 121.301 18,660.522
202206 17,923.793 125.017 18,892.895
202209 20,814.064 125.227 21,902.698
202212 25,762.211 125.222 27,110.665
202303 34,747.006 127.348 35,955.300
202306 42,893.687 128.729 43,909.144
202309 70,421.695 129.860 71,461.105
202312 70,461.064 129.419 71,744.200
202403 151,866.726 131.776 151,866.726

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.


Caterpillar  (BUE:CAT) 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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Caterpillar (BUE:CAT) Business Description

Address
5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Caterpillar is the premier manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment with over 13% market share in 2021. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Caterpillar Financial Services. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Caterpillar Financial Services provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.