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BIIB (Biogen) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.49 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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What is Biogen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-29), Biogen's current share price is $130.695. Biogen's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $87.88. Biogen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.49.

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

BIIB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.31   Med: 5.43   Max: 13.79
Current: 1.45

During the past years, Biogen's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 13.79. The lowest was 1.31. And the median was 5.43.

BIIB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
59.68% of 677 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.85 vs BIIB: 1.45

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.

Biogen's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $115.896. 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 $87.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Biogen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Biogen 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 4.62 3.93 3.96 3.32 1.79

Biogen Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.68 2.81 2.30 1.79 1.56

Competitive Comparison of Biogen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Biogen'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.


Biogen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Biogen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Biogen 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=130.695/87.88
=1.49

* 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.

Biogen's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Biogen's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=115.896/134.9266*134.9266
=115.896

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Biogen Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 53.462 100.684 71.644
201509 47.432 100.392 63.749
201512 42.876 99.792 57.971
201603 47.143 100.470 63.311
201606 52.043 101.688 69.054
201609 55.694 101.861 73.773
201612 56.204 101.863 74.447
201703 53.640 102.862 70.361
201706 54.794 103.349 71.536
201709 60.813 104.136 78.794
201712 59.635 104.011 77.360
201803 66.603 105.290 85.351
201806 60.865 106.317 77.244
201809 68.326 106.507 86.558
201812 66.124 105.998 84.170
201903 70.850 107.251 89.133
201906 70.091 108.070 87.510
201909 76.943 108.329 95.834
201912 76.597 108.420 95.323
202003 74.996 108.902 92.918
202006 71.438 108.767 88.619
202009 69.906 109.815 85.892
202012 70.212 109.897 86.203
202103 70.931 111.754 85.638
202106 72.112 114.631 84.879
202109 71.000 115.734 82.774
202112 74.124 117.630 85.024
202203 76.219 121.301 84.781
202206 81.767 125.017 88.248
202209 88.719 125.227 95.591
202212 93.041 125.222 100.252
202303 95.280 127.348 100.950
202306 99.910 128.729 104.720
202309 99.957 129.860 103.857
202312 102.135 129.419 106.481
202403 105.062 131.776 107.574
202406 109.807 132.554 111.773
202409 112.278 133.029 113.880
202412 114.714 133.157 116.238
202503 115.896 134.927 115.896

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.


Biogen  (NAS:BIIB) 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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Biogen Business Description

Industry
Address
225 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
Biogen and Idec merged in 2003, combining forces to market Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug Avonex and Idec's cancer drug Rituxan. Today, Rituxan and next-generation antibody Gazyva (oncology) and Ocrevus (multiple sclerosis) are marketed via a collaboration with Roche. Biogen markets several multiple sclerosis drugs including Plegridy, Tysabri, Tecfidera, and Vumerity. Biogen's newer products include Spinraza (SMA, with partner Ionis), Leqembi (Alzheimers, with partner Eisai), Skyclarys (Friedreich's Ataxia, Reata), Zurzuvae (postpartum depression, Sage), and Qalsody (ALS, Ionis). Biogen has several drug candidates in phase 3 trials in neurology, immunology, and rare diseases.
Executives
Stephen A Sherwin director C/O CELL GENESYS, INC., 500 FORBES BLVD., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Priya Singhal officer: Head of Development C/O ZAFGEN, INC., 175 PORTLAND STREET 4TH FL, BOSTON MA 02114
Eric K Rowinsky director IMCLONE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, 180 VARICK STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Jane Grogan officer: Head of Research BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Susan Langer director BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Ginger Gregory officer: EVP, Human Resources C/O BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Adam Keeney officer: Head of Corporate Development BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Christopher Viehbacher director, officer: President and CEO C/O AXCELLA HEALTH, INC., 840 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Susan H Alexander officer: EVP, General Counsel C/O BIOGEN IDEC INC., 14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Nicole Murphy officer: Head of Pharm Ops and Tech BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Rachid Izzar officer: Head of Alzheimer's Disease BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Alfred Sandrock officer: Grp SVP, Chief Medical Officer 14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Chirfi Guindo officer: EVP Glob. Mkt Acc & Cust Innov C/O BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Brian S Posner director 14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jones William D /ca/ director