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Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.69 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Wesfarmers Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-12-12), Wesfarmers's current share price is A$74.60. Wesfarmers's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun24 was A$15.92. Wesfarmers's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.69.

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

ASX:WES' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 1.64   Max: 4.78
Current: 4.68

During the past 13 years, Wesfarmers's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.78. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 1.64.

ASX:WES's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
84.07% of 747 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs ASX:WES: 4.68

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.

Wesfarmers's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Jun24 was A$7.565. 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 A$15.92 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun24.

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Wesfarmers Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Wesfarmers Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.05 2.89 2.19 2.81 4.09

Wesfarmers Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 2.19 - 2.81 - 4.09

Competitive Comparison of Wesfarmers's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Wesfarmers'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.


Wesfarmers's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wesfarmers's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wesfarmers 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=74.60/15.92
=4.69

* 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.

Wesfarmers's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun24 is calculated as:

For example, Wesfarmers's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Jun24 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun24 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun24)
=7.565/128.9064*128.9064
=7.565

Current CPI (Jun24) = 128.9064.

Wesfarmers Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 22.052 99.838 28.473
201606 20.379 100.859 26.046
201706 21.154 102.809 26.524
201806 20.068 104.945 24.650
201906 8.794 106.617 10.632
202006 8.241 106.246 9.999
202106 8.568 110.332 10.010
202206 7.037 117.112 7.746
202306 7.299 124.170 7.577
202406 7.565 128.906 7.565

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.


Wesfarmers  (ASX:WES) 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.


Wesfarmers Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Wesfarmers Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
123 St Georges Terrace, Level 14, Brookfield Place Tower 2, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Wesfarmers is Australia's largest conglomerate. Its retail operations include the Bunnings hardware chain (number one in market share), discount department stores Kmart and Target (number one and three) and Officeworks in office supplies (number one). These activities account for the vast majority of group earnings before taxes. Other operations include chemicals, fertilizers, industrial and medical gases, LPG production and distribution, and industrial and safety supplies. Management is focused on generating cash and creating shareholder wealth in the long term.