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Westjet Airlines (FRA:WC41) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Jun. 11, 2024)


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What is Westjet Airlines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Westjet Airlines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westjet Airlines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Westjet Airlines Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Westjet Airlines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Airlines subindustry, Westjet Airlines'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.


Westjet Airlines's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Westjet Airlines 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.

Westjet Airlines's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as:

For example, Westjet Airlines's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2019 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2019)
=14.278/107.6113*107.6113
=14.278

Current CPI (Sep. 2019) = 107.6113.

Westjet Airlines Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200912 6.264 90.703 7.432
201003 7.005 91.335 8.253
201006 7.809 91.809 9.153
201009 7.607 92.362 8.863
201012 6.842 92.836 7.931
201103 6.873 94.338 7.840
201106 6.719 94.654 7.639
201109 7.068 95.286 7.982
201112 6.982 94.970 7.911
201203 7.850 96.155 8.785
201206 8.092 96.076 9.064
201209 8.593 96.392 9.593
201212 8.570 95.760 9.631
201303 8.823 97.103 9.778
201306 8.695 97.182 9.628
201309 8.713 97.419 9.625
201312 8.481 96.945 9.414
201403 8.346 98.604 9.108
201406 8.853 99.473 9.577
201409 9.412 99.394 10.190
201412 9.790 98.367 10.710
201503 10.758 99.789 11.601
201506 10.748 100.500 11.508
201509 10.409 100.421 11.154
201512 10.660 99.947 11.477
201603 11.138 101.054 11.861
201606 11.348 102.002 11.972
201609 11.723 101.765 12.397
201612 12.496 101.449 13.255
201703 12.489 102.634 13.095
201706 12.171 103.029 12.712
201709 13.078 103.345 13.618
201712 13.106 103.345 13.647
201803 12.562 105.004 12.874
201806 12.879 105.557 13.130
201809 13.158 105.636 13.404
201812 13.220 105.399 13.497
201903 13.204 106.979 13.282
201906 13.260 107.690 13.250
201909 14.278 107.611 14.278

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.


Westjet Airlines  (FRA:WC41) 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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Westjet Airlines (FRA:WC41) Business Description

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22 Aerial Place N.E., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2E 3J1
WestJet is a Canadian airline based in Calgary, Alberta. WestJet operates WestJet Vacations, which provides air, hotel, car, and excursion packages and in 2013 launched WestJet Encore, a regional airline that operates Q400 turboprops, servicing smaller destinations. It also plans to launch an ultra-low-cost carrier (branded Swoop) in 2018. WestJet services over 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The carrier generated roughly CAD 4.5 billion in revenue in 2017.

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