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Solvay (Solvay) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.37 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Solvay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-17), Solvay's current share price is $37.05. Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $100.69. Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.37.

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

SVYSF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 0.22   Max: 0.34
Current: 0.34

During the past years, Solvay's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.34. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.22.

SVYSF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
95.06% of 1072 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.645 vs SVYSF: 0.34

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.

Solvay's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $14.730. 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 $100.69 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Solvay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solvay'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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Solvay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Solvay 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 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.18 0.27

Solvay 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 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.27 0.25

Competitive Comparison of Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Solvay'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.


Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Solvay 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.

Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=37.05/100.69
=0.37

* 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.

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

For example, Solvay'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)
=14.73/130.5518*130.5518
=14.730

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 130.5518.

Solvay Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 100.964 99.482 132.496
201409 97.788 99.195 128.700
201412 91.668 99.086 120.778
201503 88.646 99.423 116.401
201506 89.793 100.107 117.102
201509 75.233 100.245 97.978
201512 98.918 100.572 128.404
201603 96.818 101.653 124.343
201606 96.908 102.267 123.711
201609 97.040 102.118 124.059
201612 99.196 102.614 126.203
201703 104.254 103.972 130.906
201706 105.770 103.902 132.899
201709 112.130 104.170 140.528
201712 110.431 104.804 137.561
201803 114.675 105.419 142.015
201806 112.019 106.063 137.883
201809 116.536 106.618 142.696
201812 115.902 107.252 141.081
201903 119.333 107.876 144.417
201906 108.872 107.896 131.732
201909 104.086 107.470 126.441
201912 102.224 108.065 123.496
202003 102.931 108.550 123.794
202006 82.000 108.540 98.629
202009 84.822 108.441 102.117
202012 84.874 108.511 102.114
202103 89.853 109.522 107.106
202106 92.406 110.305 109.368
202109 94.876 111.543 111.044
202112 95.278 114.705 108.441
202203 100.781 118.620 110.919
202206 106.667 120.948 115.136
202209 107.465 124.120 113.034
202212 108.240 126.578 111.638
202303 112.637 126.528 116.219
202306 112.547 125.973 116.638
202309 108.816 127.083 111.786
202312 13.127 128.292 13.358
202403 14.730 130.552 14.730

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.


Solvay  (OTCPK:SVYSF) 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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Solvay (Solvay) Business Description

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Rue De Ransbeek, 310, Brussels, BEL, B-1120
Solvay is a Belgium-based producer of chemicals, plastics, and composites. The company has a top-three market position for nearly all of its products. Key business segments include materials, chemicals, and solutions. High-value products include aerospace composites and specialty polymers while traditional chemical products include soda ash and hydrogen peroxide. Geographical exposure is relatively balanced, with Europe, North America, and Asia each contributing a third of sales.

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