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AstroNova (AstroNova) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.47 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is AstroNova Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), AstroNova's current share price is $17.45. AstroNova's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $11.86. AstroNova's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.47.

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

ALOT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62   Med: 1.59   Max: 2.86
Current: 1.47

During the past years, AstroNova's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.86. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.59.

ALOT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
53.56% of 1839 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs ALOT: 1.47

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.

AstroNova's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $12.129. 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 $11.86 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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AstroNova Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

AstroNova Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 1.10 1.28 1.15 1.49

AstroNova Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1.15 1.26 1.21 1.14 1.49

Competitive Comparison of AstroNova's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, AstroNova'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.


AstroNova's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, AstroNova's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



AstroNova 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=17.45/11.86
=1.47

* 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.

AstroNova's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, AstroNova's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=12.129/129.4194*129.4194
=12.129

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

AstroNova Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 8.867 100.023 11.473
201407 8.968 100.520 11.546
201410 9.060 100.176 11.705
201501 8.759 98.604 11.496
201504 8.834 99.824 11.453
201507 8.977 100.691 11.538
201510 9.120 100.346 11.762
201601 9.175 99.957 11.879
201604 9.280 100.947 11.897
201607 9.326 101.524 11.889
201610 9.391 101.988 11.917
201701 9.456 102.456 11.944
201704 9.431 103.167 11.831
201707 9.062 103.278 11.356
201710 9.252 104.070 11.506
201801 9.404 104.578 11.638
201804 9.463 105.708 11.586
201807 9.523 106.324 11.592
201810 9.717 106.695 11.787
201901 10.030 106.200 12.223
201904 10.244 107.818 12.296
201907 10.246 108.250 12.250
201910 10.342 108.577 12.327
202001 10.107 108.841 12.018
202004 10.101 108.173 12.085
202007 10.195 109.318 12.070
202010 10.256 109.861 12.082
202101 10.477 110.364 12.286
202104 10.540 112.673 12.107
202107 11.417 115.183 12.828
202110 11.359 116.696 12.597
202201 11.186 118.619 12.204
202204 11.057 121.978 11.732
202207 11.081 125.002 11.473
202210 11.098 125.734 11.423
202301 11.502 126.223 11.793
202304 11.531 127.992 11.660
202307 11.368 128.974 11.407
202310 11.690 129.810 11.655
202401 12.129 129.419 12.129

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.


AstroNova  (NAS:ALOT) 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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AstroNova (AstroNova) Business Description

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Address
600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, RI, USA, 02893
AstroNova Inc designs develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of specialty printers and data acquisition and analysis systems, including both hardware and software, which incorporate advanced technologies to acquire, store, analyze, and present data in multiple formats. Target markets for its hardware and software products include aerospace, apparel, automotive, avionics, chemicals, computer peripherals, communications, distribution, food and beverage, general manufacturing, packaging and transportation. Its business consists of two segments, Product Identification and Test & Measurement. It derives revenue from The PI segment that includes specialty printing systems and related supplies sold under the QuickLabel, TrojanLabel and GetLabels brand names.
Executives
Alexis P Michas director 940 WINTER STREET, C/O PERKINELMER, WALTHAM MA 02451
Yvonne Schlaeppi director 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK X1 02893
Richard S Warzala director 495 COMMERCE DRIVE, AMHERST NY 14228
Thomas Wayne Carll officer: Vice President 264 CASTLE ROCKS ROAD, WARWICK RI 02864
David S Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION, 80 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Mitchell I Quain director 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Jean A Bua director
Harold Schofield director 9 ATLANTIC AVENUE, NARRAGANSETT RI 02882
Michael J Natalizia officer: Vice President and CTO 50 EDGEWATER ROAD, NARRAGANSETT RI 02882
Michael Morawetz officer: VP - International Branches 36396 STEINAU, SUDENTENSTRASSE 2M 12
Everett V Pizzuti director ADAMS J GWALTNEY, 1500 FLEET CENTER, PROVIDENCE RI 029302393
Albert W. Ondis Declaration Of Trust 10 percent owner 515 BEACH ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 02903
Eric E Pizzuti officer: Vice President 72 FOOTE STREET, BARRINGTON RI 02806
John P Jordan officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK RI 02893
April Ondis director C/O ASTRO-MED, INC., 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, PROVIDENCE RI 02893