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Becton Dickinson (BSP:B1DX34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.00 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-04), Becton Dickinson's current share price is R$197.40. Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$98.55. Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.00.

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

BSP:B1DX34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.95   Med: 5.4   Max: 7.83
Current: 1.99

During the past years, Becton Dickinson's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.83. The lowest was 1.95. And the median was 5.40.

BSP:B1DX34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
52.52% of 497 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs BSP:B1DX34: 1.99

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.

Becton Dickinson's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$101.421. 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 R$98.55 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Becton Dickinson'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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Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Becton Dickinson 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 4.77 4.28 3.34 3.44 2.93

Becton Dickinson 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 3.14 2.90 2.93 2.71 2.67

Competitive Comparison of Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton Dickinson'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.


Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Becton Dickinson 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.

Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=197.40/98.55
=2.00

* 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.

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

For example, Becton Dickinson'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)
=101.421/134.9266*134.9266
=101.421

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Becton Dickinson Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 21.468 100.684 28.769
201509 26.547 100.392 35.679
201512 26.467 99.792 35.785
201603 26.719 100.470 35.882
201606 25.831 101.688 34.274
201609 23.287 101.861 30.846
201612 23.901 101.863 31.659
201703 23.354 102.862 30.634
201706 36.446 103.349 47.582
201709 35.582 104.136 46.103
201712 52.585 104.011 68.215
201803 51.909 105.290 66.520
201806 60.198 106.317 76.397
201809 64.312 106.507 81.473
201812 61.776 105.998 78.636
201903 60.681 107.251 76.340
201906 61.405 108.070 76.665
201909 64.224 108.329 79.992
201912 64.174 108.420 79.863
202003 75.327 108.902 93.329
202006 85.987 108.767 106.667
202009 88.491 109.815 108.727
202012 87.330 109.897 107.220
202103 96.205 111.754 116.153
202106 84.514 114.631 99.477
202109 87.867 115.734 102.438
202112 95.948 117.630 110.057
202203 85.624 121.301 95.242
202206 90.237 125.017 97.390
202209 93.563 125.227 100.810
202212 94.121 125.222 101.415
202303 94.223 127.348 99.830
202306 86.792 128.729 90.971
202309 87.746 129.860 91.170
202312 85.930 129.419 89.587
202403 88.387 131.776 90.500
202406 96.410 132.554 98.136
202409 99.182 133.029 100.597
202412 107.106 133.157 108.529
202503 101.421 134.927 101.421

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.


Becton Dickinson  (BSP:B1DX34) 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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Becton Dickinson Business Description

Address
1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA, 07417-1880
Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures prefilled devices, diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Medical is nearly half of the total business, while BD Life Sciences (27% of 2024 revenue) and BD Interventional (24%) account for the remainder. International revenue accounts for 43% of the company's business.

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