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Ballard Power Systems (Ballard Power Systems) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.52 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Ballard Power Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-16), Ballard Power Systems's current share price is $3.14. Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.06. Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.52.

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

BLDP' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 2.92   Max: 41.5
Current: 1.53

During the past years, Ballard Power Systems's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 41.50. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 2.92.

BLDP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
56.92% of 2052 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.85 vs BLDP: 1.53

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.

Ballard Power Systems's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.180. 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 $2.06 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Ballard Power Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ballard Power Systems'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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Ballard Power Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Ballard Power Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Ballard Power Systems 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 3.20 2.33 1.92 1.82 1.35

Competitive Comparison of Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ballard Power Systems'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.


Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ballard Power Systems 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.

Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.14/2.06
=1.52

* 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.

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

For example, Ballard Power Systems'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)
=3.18/126.2576*126.2576
=3.180

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Ballard Power Systems Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.788 99.473 1.000
201409 0.776 99.394 0.986
201412 0.620 98.367 0.796
201503 0.680 99.789 0.860
201506 0.629 100.500 0.790
201509 0.657 100.421 0.826
201512 0.730 99.947 0.922
201603 0.673 101.054 0.841
201606 0.641 102.002 0.793
201609 0.718 101.765 0.891
201612 0.714 101.449 0.889
201703 0.681 102.634 0.838
201706 0.682 103.029 0.836
201709 0.683 103.345 0.834
201712 0.673 103.345 0.822
201803 0.646 105.004 0.777
201806 0.631 105.557 0.755
201809 0.608 105.636 0.727
201812 1.219 105.399 1.460
201903 1.164 106.979 1.374
201906 1.139 107.690 1.335
201909 1.103 107.611 1.294
201912 1.072 107.769 1.256
202003 1.193 107.927 1.396
202006 1.198 108.401 1.395
202009 1.914 108.164 2.234
202012 3.194 108.559 3.715
202103 4.735 110.298 5.420
202106 4.671 111.720 5.279
202109 4.576 112.905 5.117
202112 4.462 113.774 4.952
202203 4.314 117.646 4.630
202206 4.131 120.806 4.317
202209 3.987 120.648 4.172
202212 3.884 120.964 4.054
202303 3.775 122.702 3.884
202306 3.676 124.203 3.737
202309 3.476 125.230 3.505
202312 3.316 125.072 3.347
202403 3.180 126.258 3.180

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.


Ballard Power Systems  (NAS:BLDP) 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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Ballard Power Systems (Ballard Power Systems) Business Description

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9000 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5J 5J8
Ballard Power Systems is a world leader in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, power system development, and commercialization. The company's principal business is the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of PEM fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on power product markets of heavy-duty motive (bus, truck, rail, and marine applications), material handling, and stationary power generation. Sales are concentrated in the U.S., Europe, and China.