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Watsco (BSP:W1SO34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.05 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-01), Watsco's current share price is R$77.22. Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$7.68. Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 10.05.

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

BSP:W1SO34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.73   Med: 5.95   Max: 10.42
Current: 10.42

During the past years, Watsco's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 10.42. The lowest was 3.73. And the median was 5.95.

BSP:W1SO34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
92.74% of 124 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs BSP:W1SO34: 10.42

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.

Watsco's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$12.487. 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$7.68 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Watsco 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 6.03 7.24 9.01 6.47 10.16

Watsco 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 8.01 9.37 9.06 10.16 10.05

Competitive Comparison of Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco'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.


Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Watsco 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=77.22/7.68
=10.05

* 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.

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

For example, Watsco'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)
=12.487/129.4194*129.4194
=12.487

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Watsco Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.289 100.560 2.946
201409 2.356 100.428 3.036
201412 2.668 99.070 3.485
201503 3.138 99.621 4.077
201506 3.269 100.684 4.202
201509 4.227 100.392 5.449
201512 4.208 99.792 5.457
201603 4.041 100.470 5.205
201606 3.873 101.688 4.929
201609 3.806 101.861 4.836
201612 3.798 101.863 4.825
201703 3.431 102.862 4.317
201706 3.761 103.349 4.710
201709 3.688 104.136 4.583
201712 4.595 104.011 5.717
201803 4.537 105.290 5.577
201806 5.362 106.317 6.527
201809 6.004 106.507 7.296
201812 5.589 105.998 6.824
201903 5.451 107.251 6.578
201906 5.552 108.070 6.649
201909 6.241 108.329 7.456
201912 6.163 108.420 7.357
202003 7.157 108.902 8.505
202006 7.762 108.767 9.236
202009 8.361 109.815 9.854
202012 7.932 109.897 9.341
202103 8.695 111.754 10.069
202106 8.182 114.631 9.238
202109 8.956 115.734 10.015
202112 9.694 117.630 10.666
202203 8.816 121.301 9.406
202206 9.503 125.017 9.838
202209 10.255 125.227 10.598
202212 10.217 125.222 10.559
202303 10.316 127.348 10.484
202306 10.127 128.729 10.181
202309 11.153 129.860 11.115
202312 11.067 129.419 11.067
202403 12.487 129.419 12.487

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.


Watsco  (BSP:W1SO34) 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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Watsco (BSP:W1SO34) Business Description

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2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133
Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (91% of 2022 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America and the Caribbean (4% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 120,000 dealers and contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.

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