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Caterpillar (BSP:CATP34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.66 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), Caterpillar's current share price is R$112.18. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$10.52. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 10.66.

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

BSP:CATP34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.84   Med: 5.41   Max: 11.31
Current: 10.43

During the past years, Caterpillar's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 11.31. The lowest was 2.84. And the median was 5.41.

BSP:CATP34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.89% of 161 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.73 vs BSP:CATP34: 10.43

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.

Caterpillar's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$10.994. 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$10.52 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Caterpillar Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.46 6.44 6.70 7.34 8.77

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 6.90 7.33 8.05 8.77 10.93

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar'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.


Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Caterpillar 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=112.18/10.52
=10.66

* 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.

Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Caterpillar's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=10.994/129.4194*129.4194
=10.994

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Caterpillar Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 4.642 100.560 5.974
201409 4.543 100.428 5.854
201412 4.562 99.070 5.960
201503 5.517 99.621 7.167
201506 5.516 100.684 7.090
201509 6.660 100.392 8.586
201512 6.168 99.792 7.999
201603 6.205 100.470 7.993
201606 5.578 101.688 7.099
201609 5.437 101.861 6.908
201612 4.695 101.863 5.965
201703 4.509 102.862 5.673
201706 4.882 103.349 6.114
201709 5.143 104.136 6.392
201712 4.720 104.011 5.873
201803 5.212 105.290 6.406
201806 5.900 106.317 7.182
201809 6.897 106.507 8.381
201812 5.920 105.998 7.228
201903 6.482 107.251 7.822
201906 6.355 108.070 7.610
201909 6.966 108.329 8.322
201912 6.803 108.420 8.121
202003 8.000 108.902 9.507
202006 8.224 108.767 9.786
202009 9.287 109.815 10.945
202012 9.040 109.897 10.646
202103 10.656 111.754 12.340
202106 9.663 114.631 10.910
202109 10.165 115.734 11.367
202112 10.872 117.630 11.962
202203 9.951 121.301 10.617
202206 9.399 125.017 9.730
202209 9.818 125.227 10.147
202212 10.076 125.222 10.414
202303 11.452 127.348 11.638
202306 10.843 128.729 10.901
202309 12.423 129.860 12.381
202312 11.954 129.419 11.954
202403 10.994 129.419 10.994

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.


Caterpillar  (BSP:CATP34) 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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Caterpillar (BSP:CATP34) Business Description

Address
5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Caterpillar is the premier manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment with over 13% market share in 2021. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Caterpillar Financial Services. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Caterpillar Financial Services provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.

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