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Frontline (Frontline) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.09 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Frontline Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Frontline's current share price is $23.80. Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $7.71. Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.09.

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

FRO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.44   Max: 3.13
Current: 3.09

During the past years, Frontline's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.13. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.44.

FRO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86.9% of 809 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.02 vs FRO: 3.09

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.

Frontline's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $10.001. 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 $7.71 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2023.

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Frontline Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Frontline Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.29 0.88 0.65 1.05 1.80

Frontline Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 1.62 1.80 2.40 1.99 2.44

Competitive Comparison of Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Frontline'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.


Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Frontline 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=23.80/7.71
=3.09

* 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.

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2023)
=10.001/129.8595*129.8595
=10.001

Current CPI (Sep. 2023) = 129.8595.

Frontline Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201312 -1.558 98.326 -2.058
201403 0.061 99.695 0.079
201406 -3.403 100.560 -4.395
201409 -6.229 100.428 -8.054
201412 -3.159 99.070 -4.141
201503 -0.016 99.621 -0.021
201506 5.424 100.684 6.996
201509 5.670 100.392 7.334
201512 9.248 99.792 12.034
201603 9.381 100.470 12.125
201606 9.090 101.688 11.608
201609 8.935 101.861 11.391
201612 8.831 101.863 11.258
201703 8.880 102.862 11.211
201706 8.595 103.349 10.800
201709 8.460 104.136 10.550
201712 6.992 104.011 8.730
201803 6.817 105.290 8.408
201806 6.688 106.317 8.169
201809 6.702 106.507 8.171
201812 6.853 105.998 8.396
201903 7.090 107.251 8.585
201906 7.105 108.070 8.538
201909 7.163 108.329 8.587
201912 7.669 108.420 9.185
202003 8.114 108.902 9.676
202006 8.425 108.767 10.059
202009 8.201 109.815 9.698
202012 8.154 109.897 9.635
202103 8.300 111.754 9.645
202106 8.164 114.631 9.249
202109 7.992 115.734 8.967
202112 8.070 117.630 8.909
202203 8.275 121.301 8.859
202206 9.369 125.017 9.732
202209 9.110 125.227 9.447
202212 10.153 125.222 10.529
202303 9.980 127.348 10.177
202306 10.317 128.729 10.408
202309 10.001 129.860 10.001

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.


Frontline  (NYSE:FRO) 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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Frontline (Frontline) Business Description

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8, John Kennedy Street, 7th floor, Iris House, Office 740B, Limassol, CYP, 3106
Frontline Plc is an international shipping company engaged in the seaborne transportation of crude oil and oil products. Group operates through the tankers segment. The tankers segment includes crude oil tankers and product tankers. Its geographical area of operation includes Arabian Gulf, West African, the North Sea, and the Caribbean. Frontline earns revenue through voyage charters, time charters, and a finance lease. It is also involved in the charter, purchase, and sale of vessels.

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