GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Homebuilding & Construction » Meritage Homes Corp (NYSE:MTH) » Definitions » Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

Meritage Homes (Meritage Homes) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.54 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1988. Start your Free Trial

What is Meritage Homes Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Meritage Homes's current share price is $169.35. Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $66.73. Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.54.

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

MTH' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 1.81   Max: 3.4
Current: 2.54

During the past years, Meritage Homes's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.40. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 1.81.

MTH's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
75.32% of 77 companies
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.34 vs MTH: 2.54

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.

Meritage Homes's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $129.975. 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 $66.73 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Meritage Homes Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meritage Homes'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.

* Premium members only.

Meritage Homes Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Meritage Homes Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.01 2.37 2.84 1.73 2.71

Meritage Homes 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 2.07 2.40 1.97 2.71 2.63

Competitive Comparison of Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Meritage Homes'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.


Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Meritage Homes 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.

Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=169.35/66.73
=2.54

* 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.

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

For example, Meritage Homes'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)
=129.975/129.4194*129.4194
=129.975

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Meritage Homes Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 26.081 100.560 33.566
201409 27.008 100.428 34.805
201412 28.342 99.070 37.024
201503 28.657 99.621 37.229
201506 29.458 100.684 37.865
201509 30.320 100.392 39.087
201512 31.736 99.792 41.158
201603 32.119 100.470 41.374
201606 33.155 101.688 42.197
201609 34.164 101.861 43.407
201612 35.510 101.863 45.116
201703 35.927 102.862 45.203
201706 37.015 103.349 46.352
201709 38.167 104.136 47.434
201712 39.097 104.011 48.648
201803 40.001 105.290 49.168
201806 41.401 106.317 50.397
201809 42.848 106.507 52.066
201812 45.197 105.998 55.184
201903 45.554 107.251 54.970
201906 46.989 108.070 56.272
201909 48.919 108.329 58.443
201912 51.676 108.420 61.685
202003 52.949 108.902 62.925
202006 55.436 108.767 65.962
202009 58.488 109.815 68.929
202012 62.590 109.897 73.709
202103 65.440 111.754 75.784
202106 69.810 114.631 78.816
202109 75.230 115.734 84.126
202112 81.530 117.630 89.702
202203 86.342 121.301 92.121
202206 93.321 125.017 96.607
202209 100.675 125.227 104.046
202212 107.997 125.222 111.617
202303 110.626 127.348 112.426
202306 115.552 128.729 116.172
202309 121.291 129.860 120.880
202312 126.614 129.419 126.614
202403 129.975 129.419 129.975

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.


Meritage Homes  (NYSE:MTH) 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.


Meritage Homes Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Meritage Homes (Meritage Homes) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8800 East Raintree Drive, Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85260
Meritage Homes Corp is engaged as a designer and builder of single-family attached and detached homes. It has operations in three regions: West, Central, and East, which are comprised of ten states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. The company operates with two principal business segments; homebuilding and financial services. The homebuilding segments are engaged in the business of acquiring and developing land, constructing homes, marketing and selling those homes and providing warranty and customer services and the financial services segment offer title and escrow, mortgage, and insurance services. The company generates key revenue from the homebuilding segment.
Executives
Phillippe Lord officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Peter L Ax director
Alison Sasser officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 8800 E RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Hilla Sferruzza officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Javier Feliciano officer: EVP Chief Human Resources Off 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Dennis V Arriola director 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
R. Odell Michael director 3111 WEST ALLEGHENY AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19130
Gerald W Haddock director C/O ENSCO, 5847 SAN FELIPE, HOUSTON TX 77057
Raymond Oppel director
Steven J Hilton officer: Chief Executive Officer 6613 N SCOTTSDALE RD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85250
Clinton Szubinski officer: EVP - Chief Operating Officer 8800 E RAINTREE DRIVE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Malissia Clinton officer: EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary 333 THREE D SYSTEMS CIRCLE, ROCK HILL SC 29730
Louis E Caldera director C/O BELO CORP, PO BOX 655237, DALLAS TX 75265-5237
C Timothy White officer: EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary
Dana Bradford director BALLANTYNE OF OMAHA INC, 4350 MCKINLEY STREET, OMAHA NE 68112