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Southwest Gas Holdings (Southwest Gas Holdings) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.55 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Southwest Gas Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Southwest Gas Holdings's current share price is $75.00. Southwest Gas Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $48.35. Southwest Gas Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.55.

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

SWX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 1.98   Max: 2.83
Current: 1.55

During the past years, Southwest Gas Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.83. The lowest was 1.18. And the median was 1.98.

SWX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
57.27% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs SWX: 1.55

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.

Southwest Gas Holdings's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $46.253. 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 $48.35 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Southwest Gas Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southwest Gas Holdings'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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Southwest Gas Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Southwest Gas Holdings 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 2.14 1.61 1.67 1.34 1.31

Southwest Gas Holdings 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 1.34 1.33 1.33 1.25 1.31

Competitive Comparison of Southwest Gas Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Southwest Gas Holdings'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.


Southwest Gas Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Southwest Gas Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Southwest Gas Holdings 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.

Southwest Gas Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=75.00/48.35
=1.55

* 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.

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

For example, Southwest Gas Holdings'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)
=46.253/129.4194*129.4194
=46.253

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Southwest Gas Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 31.664 99.695 41.105
201406 31.549 100.560 40.603
201409 31.261 100.428 40.285
201412 31.995 99.070 41.797
201503 33.173 99.621 43.096
201506 32.988 100.684 42.403
201509 32.720 100.392 42.181
201512 33.653 99.792 43.644
201603 34.807 100.470 44.836
201606 34.626 101.688 44.069
201609 34.227 101.861 43.487
201612 35.034 101.863 44.512
201703 36.076 102.862 45.390
201706 36.075 103.349 45.175
201709 35.944 104.136 44.671
201712 37.737 104.011 46.956
201803 38.884 105.290 47.795
201806 39.348 106.317 47.898
201809 39.379 106.507 47.851
201812 42.470 105.998 51.854
201903 43.958 107.251 53.044
201906 44.538 108.070 53.337
201909 44.371 108.329 53.009
201912 45.556 108.420 54.379
202003 46.219 108.902 54.927
202006 46.705 108.767 55.573
202009 46.392 109.815 54.674
202012 46.771 109.897 55.080
202103 47.826 111.754 55.386
202106 48.176 114.631 54.391
202109 48.193 115.734 53.892
202112 48.886 117.630 53.786
202203 52.193 121.301 55.686
202206 51.622 125.017 53.440
202209 50.891 125.227 52.595
202212 45.572 125.222 47.100
202303 46.209 127.348 46.961
202306 45.651 128.729 45.896
202309 45.287 129.860 45.134
202312 46.253 129.419 46.253

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.


Southwest Gas Holdings  (NYSE:SWX) 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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Southwest Gas Holdings (Southwest Gas Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8360 South Durango Drive, Post Office Box 98510, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89193-8510
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is a utility company primarily engaged in the purchasing, distributing, and transporting of natural gas in the American Southwest. The company segments its activities into natural gas operations and Utility Infrastructure Services units. The first of these encompasses the company's core natural gas business as one of the largest distributors in the states of Arizona and Nevada. The natural gas operations division is responsible for roughly half of Southwest Gas' total revenue through the sale of natural gas to mainly residential and small commercial customers. The Utility Infrastructure Services segment generates the other half of the company's total revenue from the underground piping contractor services that its subsidiary, Centuri Construction Group, provides.
Executives
Paul M Daily officer: Executive Officer C/O SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC., 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89150
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Robert J Stefani officer: SVP/Chief Financial Officer 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Icahn Partners Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Partners Master Fund Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Randall P. Gabe officer: SVP/Chief Administrative OFC 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Amy L. Timperley officer: SVP/Chief Reg. & Fin. Planning 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Ruby Sharma director 24 ARNOLD DRIVE, PRINCETON JCT. NJ 08550
Jose A Cardenas director 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Boyd S. Nelson officer: VP/Strategy & Inv Relations 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Thomas E. Moran officer: VP/General Counsel/Corp. Sec SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC., 8360 SOUTH DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Julie M. Williams officer: SVP/Chief Operations Officer 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Lori L Colvin officer: VP/Controller/CAO 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Eric Debonis officer: SVP/Operations 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Andrew Teno director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036