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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.74 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Optical Cable Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), Optical Cable's current share price is $2.83. Optical Cable's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $3.80. Optical Cable's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.74.

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

OCC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 0.76   Max: 1.58
Current: 0.75

During the past years, Optical Cable's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.58. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 0.76.

OCC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
76.35% of 1839 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs OCC: 0.75

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.

Optical Cable's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.973. 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 $3.80 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Optical Cable Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Optical Cable'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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Optical Cable Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Optical Cable Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.68 0.65 0.95 0.88 0.70

Optical Cable Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1.02 1.06 0.94 0.70 0.70

Competitive Comparison of Optical Cable's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Optical Cable'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.


Optical Cable's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Optical Cable's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Optical Cable 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.

Optical Cable's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=2.83/3.8
=0.74

* 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.

Optical Cable's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Optical Cable's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=2.973/129.4194*129.4194
=2.973

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Optical Cable Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 4.298 100.023 5.561
201407 4.355 100.520 5.607
201410 4.533 100.176 5.856
201501 4.522 98.604 5.935
201504 4.255 99.824 5.517
201507 4.175 100.691 5.366
201510 3.772 100.346 4.865
201601 3.557 99.957 4.605
201604 3.313 100.947 4.247
201607 3.355 101.524 4.277
201610 3.497 101.988 4.438
201701 3.296 102.456 4.163
201704 3.290 103.167 4.127
201707 3.295 103.278 4.129
201710 3.238 104.070 4.027
201801 3.030 104.578 3.750
201804 3.275 105.708 4.010
201807 3.418 106.324 4.160
201810 3.484 106.695 4.226
201901 3.159 106.200 3.850
201904 3.070 107.818 3.685
201907 2.930 108.250 3.503
201910 2.847 108.577 3.394
202001 2.505 108.841 2.979
202004 2.283 108.173 2.731
202007 2.073 109.318 2.454
202010 2.025 109.861 2.386
202101 1.746 110.364 2.047
202104 2.209 112.673 2.537
202107 2.920 115.183 3.281
202110 2.812 116.696 3.119
202201 2.712 118.619 2.959
202204 2.682 121.978 2.846
202207 2.646 125.002 2.740
202210 2.807 125.734 2.889
202301 2.924 126.223 2.998
202304 3.251 127.992 3.287
202307 3.274 128.974 3.285
202310 3.132 129.810 3.123
202401 2.973 129.419 2.973

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.


Optical Cable  (NAS:OCC) 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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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Business Description

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Address
5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, VA, USA, 24019
Optical Cable Corp manufactures tight-buffered fiber optic & copper data communication cables, data communication connectivity solutions for enterprise markets, and customized solutions for specialty use & harsh environments. Its products and services include designs and customized products for specialty applications and harsh environments, cabling, connectors, patch cords, assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, patch panels, faceplates, and multi-media boxes. The company supplies its products and services to industries such as the military, industrial, mining, petrochemical, broadcast, oil & gas, and others.
Executives
Randall H Frazier director
Wilkin Neil D Jr director, officer: President and CFO
Williamson John B Iii director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Nygren John A Jr director 567 SEAFORD LANE, MATHEWS VA 23109
Craig H Weber director
William Russell Reynolds officer: SR VP OF SALES 106 DISTANT VIEW DRIVE, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Tracy G Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer
Luke J Huybrechts director, officer: SVP Sales
Charles W Carson officer: SVP Marketing & Strategy
Ted W Leonard officer: VP Sales - USA
John M Holland director