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APD (Air Products & Chemicals) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.18 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Air Products & Chemicals Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-12-15), Air Products & Chemicals's current share price is $312.30. Air Products & Chemicals's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $60.24. Air Products & Chemicals's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.18.

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

APD' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.65   Med: 4.9   Max: 7.47
Current: 5.18

During the past years, Air Products & Chemicals's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.47. The lowest was 3.65. And the median was 4.90.

APD's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.64% of 1100 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.92 vs APD: 5.18

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.

Air Products & Chemicals's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $76.613. 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 $60.24 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

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Air Products & Chemicals Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Products & Chemicals'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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Air Products & Chemicals Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Air Products & Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.23 5.56 4.45 5.02 4.94

Air Products & Chemicals Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 5.02 4.82 4.15 4.35 4.94

Competitive Comparison of Air Products & Chemicals's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Air Products & Chemicals'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.


Air Products & Chemicals's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Air Products & Chemicals's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Air Products & Chemicals's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Air Products & Chemicals 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.

Air Products & Chemicals's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=312.30/60.24
=5.18

* 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.

Air Products & Chemicals's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Air Products & Chemicals's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2024)
=76.613/133.0289*133.0289
=76.613

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 133.0289.

Air Products & Chemicals Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201412 34.309 99.070 46.069
201503 34.142 99.621 45.591
201506 35.287 100.684 46.623
201509 33.660 100.392 44.603
201512 34.162 99.792 45.540
201603 32.009 100.470 42.382
201606 32.535 101.688 42.562
201609 32.572 101.861 42.539
201612 32.913 101.863 42.983
201703 42.795 102.862 55.346
201706 43.185 103.349 55.587
201709 46.194 104.136 59.011
201712 46.658 104.011 59.675
201803 48.271 105.290 60.988
201806 47.822 106.317 59.837
201809 49.461 106.507 61.778
201812 49.551 105.998 62.187
201903 50.723 107.251 62.915
201906 51.672 108.070 63.606
201909 50.149 108.329 61.583
201912 52.366 108.420 64.252
202003 51.490 108.902 62.898
202006 52.782 108.767 64.556
202009 54.656 109.815 66.210
202012 57.320 109.897 69.385
202103 57.503 111.754 68.450
202106 59.101 114.631 68.586
202109 61.156 115.734 70.295
202112 62.355 117.630 70.518
202203 62.925 121.301 69.009
202206 61.515 125.017 65.457
202209 59.250 125.227 62.942
202212 62.750 125.222 66.662
202303 63.291 127.348 66.114
202306 63.642 128.729 65.768
202309 64.414 129.860 65.986
202312 66.905 129.419 68.771
202403 67.085 131.776 67.723
202406 67.928 132.554 68.171
202409 76.613 133.029 76.613

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.


Air Products & Chemicals  (NYSE:APD) 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.


Air Products & Chemicals Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Air Products & Chemicals Business Description

Address
1940 Air Products Boulevard, Allentown, PA, USA, 18106-5500
Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $12.1 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024.
Executives
Jeffrey Kutz officer: VP, Controller & PAO 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106-5500
Seifi Ghasemi director 100 OVERLOOK CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Sean D Major officer: Executive VP & General Counsel 100 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 2780, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Tonit M Calaway director HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Wayne Thomas Smith director 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Melissa N. Schaeffer officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Edward L Monser director
Lisa Ann Davis director 2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Russell A Flugel officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Charles I Cogut director 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Samir Serhan officer: Executive Vice President 7201 HAMILTON BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Jennifer Grant officer: VP 7201 HAMILTON BLVD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
John D. Stanley officer: SR VP and General Counsel 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501
Guillermo Novo officer: Senior V.P. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Painter Corning F. officer: Senior V.P. 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501