BOTJ (Bank of the James Financial Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 13, 2026)

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BOTJ Bank of the James Financial Group Inc BOTJ
58 GF Score
Price $27.76
GF Value $15.91
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Bank of the James Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Bank of the James Financial Group  (NAS:BOTJ) 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.


Bank of the James Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Bank of the James Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Bank of the James Financial Group'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.

Bank of the James Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Bank of the James Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 0.92 0.90 1.12 1.26

Bank of the James Financial Group Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 0.97 1.07 1.26 1.36 0.00

BOTJ vs FMBN, CMHF, HYNE: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Bank of the James Financial Group'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.


Bank of the James Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of the James Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of the James Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Bank of the James Financial Group 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.

Bank of the James Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Bank of the James Financial Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=18.304/333.9520*333.9520
=18.304

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Bank of the James Financial Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 10.593 241.428 14.653
201612 10.262 241.432 14.195
201703 10.422 243.801 14.276
201706 10.602 244.955 14.454
201709 10.754 246.819 14.550
201712 10.728 246.524 14.533
201803 10.730 249.554 14.359
201806 10.906 251.989 14.453
201809 11.029 252.439 14.590
201812 11.450 251.233 15.220
201903 11.872 254.202 15.597
201906 12.303 256.143 16.040
201909 12.674 256.759 16.484
201912 12.820 256.974 16.660
202003 13.268 258.115 17.166
202006 13.506 257.797 17.496
202009 13.782 260.280 17.683
202012 13.981 260.474 17.925
202103 13.734 264.877 17.316
202106 14.359 271.696 17.649
202109 14.533 274.310 17.693
202112 14.644 278.802 17.541
202203 12.778 287.504 14.842
202206 11.246 296.311 12.675
202209 10.443 296.808 11.750
202212 10.850 296.797 12.208
202303 11.369 301.836 12.579
202306 11.607 305.109 12.704
202309 11.034 307.789 11.972
202312 13.216 306.746 14.388
202403 13.303 312.332 14.224
202406 13.583 314.175 14.438
202409 15.152 315.301 16.048
202412 14.278 315.605 15.108
202503 15.045 319.799 15.711
202506 15.775 322.561 16.332
202509 16.943 324.800 17.420
202512 17.620 324.054 18.158
202603 17.892 330.213 18.095
202606 18.304 333.952 18.304

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.

Is Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bank of the James Financial Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $27.76 is trading 74.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $15.91. GuruFocus considers Bank of the James Financial Group to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BOTJ:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $15.91 vs. price of $27.76 (74.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 5 warning signs

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Bank of the James Financial Group Business Description

Address 828 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA, USA, 24504
Bank of the James Financial Group Inc is a bank holding company that provides retail and commercial banking, deposit services, lending services, mortgage brokerage services, and other banking services. The company provides a range of deposit services including checking accounts, savings accounts and other time deposits of various types, ranging from daily money market accounts to longer-term certificates of deposit. It offers various types of secured and unsecured consumer loans, including personal loans, lines of credit, overdraft lines of credit, automobile loans, installment loans, demand loans, and home equity loans. It operates three business segments community banking; mortgage banking, and investment advisory services.
58GF Score

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