Sterling Financial Holdings Co (NSA:STERLINGNG) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: ₦21.22 (As of Dec. 2025)

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NSA:STERLINGNG Sterling Financial Holdings Co PLC NSA:STERLINGNG
49 GF Score
Price ₦7.75
GF Value ₦5.70
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Sterling Financial Holdings Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Sterling Financial Holdings Co NSA:STERLINGNG +1.97% 49 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is ₦21.22 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates NSA:STERLINGNG with a GF Score™ of 49/100 and a GF Value™ of ₦5.70 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and 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.

Sterling Financial Holdings Co's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was ₦630.724. 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 ₦21.22 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Sterling Financial Holdings Co's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 322.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

As of today (2026-07-14), Sterling Financial Holdings Co's current stock price is ₦7.75. Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was ₦21.22. Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 0.37.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Sterling Financial Holdings Co was 1.69. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 1.11.


Sterling Financial Holdings Co  (NSA:STERLINGNG) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

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.

Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=7.75/21.22
=0.37

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Sterling Financial Holdings Co was 1.69. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 1.11.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Sterling Financial Holdings Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Sterling Financial Holdings Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share 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.

Sterling Financial Holdings Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Sterling Financial Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
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Sterling Financial Holdings Co Quarterly Data
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NSA:STERLINGNG vs PNC, USB: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Sterling Financial Holdings Co'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.


Sterling Financial Holdings Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Sterling Financial Holdings Co Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and 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.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get 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.

For example, Sterling Financial Holdings Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Dec. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2025)
=630.724/324.0540*324.0540
=630.724

Current CPI (Dec. 2025) = 324.0540.

Sterling Financial Holdings Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201503 3.063 236.119 4.204
201506 3.063 238.638 4.159
201509 3.056 237.945 4.162
201512 3.311 236.525 4.536
201606 2.915 241.018 3.919
201609 2.850 241.428 3.825
201612 2.941 241.432 3.947
201703 3.033 243.801 4.031
201706 3.278 244.955 4.337
201709 3.372 246.819 4.427
201712 3.522 246.524 4.630
201803 3.256 249.554 4.228
201806 3.613 251.989 4.646
201809 3.678 252.439 4.721
201812 3.389 251.233 4.371
201903 3.743 254.202 4.772
201906 3.818 256.143 4.830
201909 3.795 256.759 4.790
201912 4.143 256.974 5.224
202003 3.992 258.115 5.012
202006 4.459 257.797 5.605
202009 4.409 260.280 5.489
202012 4.493 260.474 5.590
202103 4.564 264.877 5.584
202106 4.488 271.696 5.353
202109 4.768 274.310 5.633
202112 4.731 278.802 5.499
202203 5.257 287.504 5.925
202206 5.175 296.311 5.660
202209 5.209 296.808 5.687
202212 5.336 296.797 5.826
202303 0.000 301.836 0.000
202306 5.852 305.109 6.215
202309 5.746 307.789 6.050
202312 6.362 306.746 6.721
202403 5.832 312.332 6.051
202406 6.596 314.175 6.803
202409 7.216 315.301 7.416
202412 6.713 315.605 6.893
202512 630.724 324.054 630.724

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of ₦21.22 mean?
Sterling Financial Holdings Co (NSA:STERLINGNG) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of ₦21.22 as of Dec. 2025. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Sterling Financial Holdings Co and its competitors.
Is Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Sterling Financial Holdings Co's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is ₦21.22. Overall, Sterling Financial Holdings Co has a GF Score™ of 49/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to PNC and USB?
Sterling Financial Holdings Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of ₦21.22 can be compared against companies in the Banks industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for a Banks company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Banks industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Sterling Financial Holdings Co and its competitors. Sterling Financial Holdings Co's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is ₦21.22. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sterling Financial Holdings Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sterling Financial Holdings Co (NSA:STERLINGNG) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₦5.70, compared to a current price of ₦7.75 — trading 36% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is ₦21.22. Sterling Financial Holdings Co's overall GF Score™ is 49/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sterling Financial Holdings Co (NSA:STERLINGNG), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is ₦21.22 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Sterling Financial Holdings Co (NSA:STERLINGNG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sterling Financial Holdings Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₦7.75 is trading 36% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₦5.70. GuruFocus considers Sterling Financial Holdings Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NSA:STERLINGNG:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: ₦21.22
  • GF Value™: ₦5.70 vs. price of ₦7.75 (36% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 49/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSA:STERLINGNG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sterling Financial Holdings Co Business Description

Address 20, Marina, Sterling Towers, Lagos Island, Lagos, NGA
Sterling Financial Holdings Co PLC is a developer of a nonoperating financial holding structure designed to support and grow a diversified portfolio of banking and financial service companies. The company offers commercial banking, non-interest banking, and asset management through subsidiaries, enabling individuals, businesses, and institutions to access loans, trade finance, digital banking, and investment products. The Group has five reportable segments: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Institutional Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, and Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), which are the Bank's strategic business units.
49GF Score

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