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Iridium Communications (STU:6IC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.08 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Iridium Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-28), Iridium Communications's current share price is €27.48. Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €13.20. Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.08.

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

STU:6IC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.9   Med: 2.14   Max: 4.57
Current: 2.09

During the past years, Iridium Communications's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.57. The lowest was 0.90. And the median was 2.14.

STU:6IC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
63.32% of 289 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.48 vs STU:6IC: 2.09

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.

Iridium Communications's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €6.457. 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 €13.20 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Iridium Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Iridium Communications'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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Iridium Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Iridium Communications 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 1.87 2.95 2.92 3.51 2.87

Iridium Communications 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 4.21 4.23 3.11 2.87 1.82

Competitive Comparison of Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Iridium Communications'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.


Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Iridium Communications 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.

Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=27.48/13.2
=2.08

* 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.

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

For example, Iridium Communications'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)
=6.457/131.7762*131.7762
=6.457

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Iridium Communications Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 9.415 100.560 12.338
201409 10.017 100.428 13.144
201412 10.639 99.070 14.151
201503 12.224 99.621 16.170
201506 11.993 100.684 15.697
201509 12.211 100.392 16.028
201512 11.858 99.792 15.659
201603 11.824 100.470 15.508
201606 11.973 101.688 15.516
201609 12.271 101.861 15.875
201612 13.286 101.863 17.188
201703 13.279 102.862 17.012
201706 12.873 103.349 16.414
201709 12.410 104.136 15.704
201712 13.737 104.011 17.404
201803 11.817 105.290 14.790
201806 12.418 106.317 15.392
201809 12.316 106.507 15.238
201812 12.547 105.998 15.598
201903 12.400 107.251 15.236
201906 10.641 108.070 12.975
201909 10.800 108.329 13.138
201912 9.977 108.420 12.126
202003 9.676 108.902 11.708
202006 9.442 108.767 11.439
202009 9.017 109.815 10.820
202012 8.704 109.897 10.437
202103 8.583 111.754 10.121
202106 8.268 114.631 9.505
202109 8.499 115.734 9.677
202112 8.678 117.630 9.722
202203 8.452 121.301 9.182
202206 8.785 125.017 9.260
202209 9.197 125.227 9.678
202212 8.462 125.222 8.905
202303 8.052 127.348 8.332
202306 7.383 128.729 7.558
202309 7.000 129.860 7.103
202312 6.633 129.419 6.754
202403 6.457 131.776 6.457

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.


Iridium Communications  (STU:6IC) 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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Iridium Communications (STU:6IC) Business Description

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1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Iridium Communications Inc offers voice and data communications services and products to businesses, U.S. and international government agencies, and other customers on a global basis. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low earth-orbiting satellites. Reaching across land, sea, and air, including the polar regions, Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies around the world.

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