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BCE (BCE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.12 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is BCE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), BCE's current share price is $32.62. BCE's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.38. BCE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.12.

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

BCE' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.17   Med: 3.34   Max: 3.94
Current: 2.19

During the past years, BCE's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.94. The lowest was 2.17. And the median was 3.34.

BCE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
66.55% of 275 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.46 vs BCE: 2.19

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.

BCE's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.532. 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 $15.38 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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BCE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

BCE 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 3.59 3.23 3.64 3.03 2.56

BCE Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.03 3.04 2.99 2.55 2.56

Competitive Comparison of BCE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, BCE'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.


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

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

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



BCE 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=32.62/15.38
=2.12

* 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.

BCE's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, BCE's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=13.532/125.4675*125.4675
=13.532

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

BCE Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 13.191 98.604 16.785
201406 13.281 99.473 16.752
201409 11.681 99.394 14.745
201412 11.291 98.367 14.402
201503 10.362 99.789 13.028
201506 11.493 100.500 14.348
201509 10.805 100.421 13.500
201512 10.968 99.947 13.769
201603 10.890 101.054 13.521
201606 11.104 102.002 13.659
201609 10.903 101.765 13.443
201612 12.569 101.449 15.545
201703 12.351 102.634 15.099
201706 12.320 103.029 15.003
201709 13.851 103.345 16.816
201712 14.166 103.345 17.198
201803 13.763 105.004 16.445
201806 13.915 105.557 16.540
201809 14.366 105.636 17.063
201812 13.555 105.399 16.136
201903 13.501 106.979 15.834
201906 13.483 107.690 15.709
201909 14.143 107.611 16.490
201912 14.340 107.769 16.695
202003 15.114 107.927 17.570
202006 13.696 108.401 15.852
202009 13.979 108.164 16.215
202012 14.663 108.559 16.947
202103 15.852 110.298 18.032
202106 16.648 111.720 18.697
202109 16.634 112.905 18.485
202112 16.013 113.774 17.659
202203 16.964 117.646 18.092
202206 16.746 120.806 17.392
202209 15.419 120.648 16.035
202212 14.777 120.964 15.327
202303 14.507 122.702 14.834
202306 14.306 124.203 14.452
202309 13.957 125.230 13.983
202312 13.532 125.468 13.532

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.


BCE  (NYSE:BCE) 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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BCE (BCE) Business Description

Address
1 Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell, Tour A-7, Verdun, QC, CAN, H3E 3B3
BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the big three national wireless carriers, with its roughly 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier—the legacy telephone provider) throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec. Additionally, BCE has a media segment, which holds television, radio, and digital media assets. BCE licenses the Canadian rights to movie channels including HBO, Showtime, and Starz. In 2022, the wireline segment made up 52% of total EBITDA, while wireless was 31% and media provided the remainder.