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AP (Ampco-Pittsburgh) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.22 (As of May. 07, 2025)


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What is Ampco-Pittsburgh Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-07), Ampco-Pittsburgh's current share price is $2.29. Ampco-Pittsburgh's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $10.65. Ampco-Pittsburgh's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.22.

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

AP' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.28   Max: 0.96
Current: 0.21

During the past years, Ampco-Pittsburgh's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.96. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.28.

AP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
96.17% of 2065 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.86 vs AP: 0.21

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.

Ampco-Pittsburgh's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $2.947. 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 $10.65 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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Ampco-Pittsburgh Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ampco-Pittsburgh'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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Ampco-Pittsburgh Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Ampco-Pittsburgh Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.32 0.17 0.21 0.20

Ampco-Pittsburgh Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.21 0.17 0.06 0.18 0.20

Competitive Comparison of Ampco-Pittsburgh's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Ampco-Pittsburgh'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.


Ampco-Pittsburgh's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ampco-Pittsburgh's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ampco-Pittsburgh 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.

Ampco-Pittsburgh's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=2.29/10.65
=0.22

* 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.

Ampco-Pittsburgh's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Ampco-Pittsburgh's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2024)
=2.947/133.1571*133.1571
=2.947

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 133.1571.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201503 19.872 99.621 26.562
201506 19.972 100.684 26.413
201509 19.608 100.392 26.008
201512 20.251 99.792 27.022
201603 18.926 100.470 25.083
201606 18.041 101.688 23.624
201609 16.025 101.861 20.949
201612 12.054 101.863 15.757
201703 11.851 102.862 15.341
201706 12.072 103.349 15.554
201709 12.250 104.136 15.664
201712 12.858 104.011 16.461
201803 13.094 105.290 16.560
201806 12.361 106.317 15.482
201809 11.750 106.507 14.690
201812 7.010 105.998 8.806
201903 6.223 107.251 7.726
201906 5.765 108.070 7.103
201909 4.355 108.329 5.353
201912 3.865 108.420 4.747
202003 3.881 108.902 4.745
202006 4.214 108.767 5.159
202009 4.256 109.815 5.161
202012 4.181 109.897 5.066
202103 4.235 111.754 5.046
202106 4.339 114.631 5.040
202109 4.174 115.734 4.802
202112 5.364 117.630 6.072
202203 4.310 121.301 4.731
202206 3.864 125.017 4.116
202209 3.577 125.227 3.804
202212 5.377 125.222 5.718
202303 5.487 127.348 5.737
202306 5.378 128.729 5.563
202309 5.294 129.860 5.428
202312 3.089 129.419 3.178
202403 2.854 131.776 2.884
202406 2.905 132.554 2.918
202409 3.070 133.029 3.073
202412 2.947 133.157 2.947

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.


Ampco-Pittsburgh  (NYSE:AP) 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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Ampco-Pittsburgh Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
726 Bell Avenue, Suite 301, Carnegie, PA, USA, 15106
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp is manufacturing and selling engineered, specialty metal products and customized equipment. It operates in two business segments namely the Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment and the Air and Liquid Processing segment. The Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment produces forged hardened steel rolls, cast rolls, and open-die forged products. Forged hardened steel rolls are used in cold rolling mills by producers of steel, aluminum, and other metals whereas, the Air and Liquid Processing segment includes Aerofin, Buffalo Air Handling, and Buffalo Pumps. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment. It has a business presence in the United States and other countries.
Executives
Elizabeth Anne Fessenden director 1137 WEST AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23220
Darrell L Mcnair director 726 BELL AVENUE, SUITE 301, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Frederick D. Disanto director 6060 PARKLAND, SUITE 200, CLEVELAND OH 44124
David George Anderson officer: President,Air&Liq. Proc. Group 726 BELL AVENUE, SUITE 301, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Robert Demichiei director 726 BELL AVE., SUITE 301, PO BOX 457, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Michael G Mcauley officer: CFO & Treasurer 1550 CORAOPOLIS HEIGHTS ROAD, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15108
Louis Berkman Investment Co 10 percent owner 330 N. SEVENTH STREET, STEUBENVILLE OH 43952
Brett Mcbrayer director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 726 BELL AVENUE, SUITE 301, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Pforzheimer Carl H Ii director CARL H PFORZHEIMER & CO, 650 MADISON 23 FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Samuel Lyon officer: President of Union Electric C/O UNION ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION, 726 BELL AVENUE, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Crawford United Corp other: Member of 10% owner group 10514 DUPONT AVE, CLEVELAND OH 44108
Edward F Crawford other: Member of 10% owner group
2006 Irrevocable Trust Of Laura W. Van Loan For The Benefit Of Mary M. Crawford other: Member of 10% owner group 6065 PARKLAND BOULEVARD, CLEVELAND OH 44124
Altor Ii Aggregator Topco Ltd 10 percent owner 11-15 SEATON PLACE, ST. HELIER Y9 JE4 0QH
James J Abel director