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Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.
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Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile (BSP:S2CH34) 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.
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart
BSP:S2CH34 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile'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.
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile 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.
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 Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile (BSP:S2CH34) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of R$61.37 is trading 46.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of R$41.89.
GuruFocus considers Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BSP:S2CH34:
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
GF Value™: R$41.89 vs. price of R$61.37 (46.5% above fair value)
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Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM also sells lithium concentrate from a joint venture hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
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