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Algoma Central (TSX:ALC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.74 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Algoma Central Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-25), Algoma Central's current share price is C$14.38. Algoma Central's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$19.50. Algoma Central's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.74.

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

TSX:ALC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.51   Med: 0.95   Max: 1.64
Current: 0.74

During the past years, Algoma Central's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.64. The lowest was 0.51. And the median was 0.95.

TSX:ALC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
72.28% of 707 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs TSX:ALC: 0.74

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.

Algoma Central's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$19.587. 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 C$19.50 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Algoma Central Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Algoma Central'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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Algoma Central Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Algoma Central 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 0.84 0.87 1.00 0.99 0.78

Algoma Central 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 0.84 0.80 0.76 0.78 0.76

Competitive Comparison of Algoma Central's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Algoma Central'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.


Algoma Central's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Algoma Central 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.

Algoma Central's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=14.38/19.5
=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.

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

For example, Algoma Central'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)
=19.587/126.2576*126.2576
=19.587

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Algoma Central Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 14.014 99.473 17.787
201409 14.664 99.394 18.627
201412 15.602 98.367 20.026
201503 15.251 99.789 19.296
201506 15.439 100.500 19.396
201509 15.977 100.421 20.088
201512 15.897 99.947 20.082
201603 15.066 101.054 18.824
201606 15.091 102.002 18.680
201609 16.104 101.765 19.980
201612 16.486 101.449 20.518
201703 15.743 102.634 19.367
201706 16.202 103.029 19.855
201709 16.941 103.345 20.697
201712 17.199 103.345 21.012
201803 16.927 105.004 20.353
201806 17.382 105.557 20.791
201809 17.803 105.636 21.278
201812 18.285 105.399 21.904
201903 17.382 106.979 20.514
201906 16.758 107.690 19.647
201909 17.293 107.611 20.289
201912 17.460 107.769 20.455
202003 16.937 107.927 19.814
202006 16.759 108.401 19.520
202009 17.087 108.164 19.945
202012 14.831 108.559 17.249
202103 14.330 110.298 16.404
202106 14.980 111.720 16.929
202109 16.228 112.905 18.147
202112 16.938 113.774 18.796
202203 16.387 117.646 17.587
202206 17.675 120.806 18.473
202209 19.135 120.648 20.025
202212 19.105 120.964 19.941
202303 18.364 122.702 18.896
202306 18.759 124.203 19.069
202309 19.746 125.230 19.908
202312 20.137 125.072 20.328
202403 19.587 126.258 19.587

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.


Algoma Central  (TSX:ALC) 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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Algoma Central (TSX:ALC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
63 Church Street, Suite 600, St. Catharines, ON, CAN, L2R 3C4
Algoma Central Corp owns and operates a fleet of dry and liquid bulk carriers operating on the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Waterway. The company's Canadian flag fleet consists of self-unloading dry-bulk carriers, gearless dry-bulk carriers, and product tankers. The company operates its business through six segments that are Domestic Dry-Bulk, Product Tankers, Ocean Self-Unloaders, Corporate, Investment Properties, and Global Short Sea Shipping. The company earns revenues from marine operations through contracts of affreightment, time charters, and pool revenue.
Executives
Mats Henrik Berglund Director