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West Pharmaceutical Services (BSP:W2ST34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 15.94 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), West Pharmaceutical Services's current share price is R$57.06. West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$3.58. West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 15.94.

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

BSP:W2ST34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.03   Med: 8.23   Max: 26.27
Current: 13.72

During the past years, West Pharmaceutical Services's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 26.27. The lowest was 4.03. And the median was 8.23.

BSP:W2ST34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.39% of 456 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.1 vs BSP:W2ST34: 13.72

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.

West Pharmaceutical Services's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$5.224. 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$3.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Pharmaceutical Services'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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West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

West Pharmaceutical Services 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 10.11 17.41 24.58 10.53 13.90

West Pharmaceutical Services 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 14.86 15.88 15.09 13.90 15.32

Competitive Comparison of West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, West Pharmaceutical Services'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.


West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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

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



West Pharmaceutical Services 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.

West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=57.06/3.58
=15.94

* 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.

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

For example, West Pharmaceutical Services'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)
=5.224/129.4194*129.4194
=5.224

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

West Pharmaceutical Services Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.878 100.560 1.130
201409 0.912 100.428 1.175
201412 1.013 99.070 1.323
201503 1.175 99.621 1.526
201506 1.222 100.684 1.571
201509 1.540 100.392 1.985
201512 1.570 99.792 2.036
201603 1.553 100.470 2.000
201606 1.482 101.688 1.886
201609 1.451 101.861 1.844
201612 1.465 101.863 1.861
201703 1.420 102.862 1.787
201706 1.581 103.349 1.980
201709 1.587 104.136 1.972
201712 1.630 104.011 2.028
201803 1.662 105.290 2.043
201806 1.878 106.317 2.286
201809 2.142 106.507 2.603
201812 2.091 105.998 2.553
201903 2.045 107.251 2.468
201906 2.159 108.070 2.586
201909 2.366 108.329 2.827
201912 2.490 108.420 2.972
202003 2.826 108.902 3.358
202006 3.226 108.767 3.839
202009 3.588 109.815 4.229
202012 3.684 109.897 4.338
202103 3.990 111.754 4.621
202106 3.946 114.631 4.455
202109 4.482 115.734 5.012
202112 5.085 117.630 5.595
202203 4.463 121.301 4.762
202206 4.725 125.017 4.891
202209 5.002 125.227 5.169
202212 5.430 125.222 5.612
202303 5.568 127.348 5.659
202306 5.154 128.729 5.182
202309 5.469 129.860 5.450
202312 5.487 129.419 5.487
202403 5.224 129.419 5.224

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.


West Pharmaceutical Services  (BSP:W2ST34) 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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West Pharmaceutical Services (BSP:W2ST34) Business Description

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Address
530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341-0645
West Pharmaceutical Services is a Pennsylvania-based medical supplies company that operates as a key supplier to firms in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and generic drug industries. West develops, manufactures, and distributes elastomer-based supplies for the containment and administration of injectable drugs, including basic equipment such as syringes, stoppers, and plungers, along with somewhat more complicated devices including auto-injectors and other self-injection platforms. The company reports in two segments: proprietary products (82% of 2021 sales) and contract-manufactured products (18%). It generates 55% of its revenue from international markets and 45% from the United States.

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