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Delta Natural Gas Co (Delta Natural Gas Co) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Delta Natural Gas Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Delta Natural Gas Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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Competitive Comparison of Delta Natural Gas Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Delta Natural Gas Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Delta Natural Gas Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Delta Natural Gas Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Delta Natural Gas Co 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.

Delta Natural Gas Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

For example, Delta Natural Gas Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2017 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2017)
=10.724/103.3491*103.3491
=10.724

Current CPI (Jun. 2017) = 103.3491.

Delta Natural Gas Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200709 8.021 87.964 9.424
200712 8.246 88.616 9.617
200803 8.922 90.090 10.235
200806 8.738 92.320 9.782
200809 8.612 92.307 9.642
200812 8.644 88.697 10.072
200903 9.130 89.744 10.514
200906 8.891 91.003 10.097
200909 8.649 91.120 9.810
200912 8.781 91.111 9.960
201003 9.271 91.821 10.435
201006 9.110 91.962 10.238
201009 8.906 92.162 9.987
201012 9.155 92.474 10.232
201103 9.659 94.283 10.588
201106 9.472 95.235 10.279
201109 9.204 95.727 9.937
201112 9.427 95.213 10.233
201203 9.856 96.783 10.525
201206 9.733 96.819 10.389
201209 9.552 97.633 10.111
201212 9.885 96.871 10.546
201303 10.360 98.209 10.902
201306 10.198 98.518 10.698
201309 10.030 98.790 10.493
201312 10.335 98.326 10.863
201403 10.933 99.695 11.334
201406 10.763 100.560 11.062
201409 10.528 100.428 10.834
201412 10.745 99.070 11.209
201503 11.175 99.621 11.593
201506 10.990 100.684 11.281
201509 10.671 100.392 10.985
201512 10.744 99.792 11.127
201603 11.115 100.470 11.433
201606 10.966 101.688 11.145
201609 10.670 101.861 10.826
201612 10.823 101.863 10.981
201703 11.194 102.862 11.247
201706 10.724 103.349 10.724

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.


Delta Natural Gas Co  (NAS:DGAS) 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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Delta Natural Gas Co (Delta Natural Gas Co) Business Description

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Delta Natural Gas Co Inc was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky on October 7, 1949. The Company distributes or transports natural gas. Its distribution and transmission systems are located in central and southeastern Kentucky, and it owns and operates an underground natural gas storage field in southeastern Kentucky. The Company transport natural gas to industrial customers who purchase their natural gas in the open market. It also transports natural gas on behalf of local producers and customers not on its distribution system and extract liquids from natural gas in its storage field and on its pipeline systems that are sold at market prices. The Company operates through two segments, a regulated segment and a non-regulated segment. Through regulated segment, the company distributes natural gas to their retail customers in 23 predominantly rural counties. In addition, the regulated segment transports natural gas to large-volume customers on its system who purchase their natural gas in the open market. The regulated segment also transports natural gas on behalf of local producers and other customers not on its distribution system. The non-regulated segment includes three wholly-owned subsidiaries. Two of these subsidiaries, Delta Resources and Delgasco, purchase natural gas in the open market, including natural gas from Kentucky producers. The Company resells this natural gas to industrial customers on its distribution system and to others not on its system. The competes with alternate sources of energy for its regulated distribution customers. These alternate sources include electricity, geo-thermal, coal, oil, propane, wood and solar.

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