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Block (BSQKZ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.52 (As of May. 30, 2025)


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What is Block Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-30), Block's current share price is $58.50. Block's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $12.94. Block's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.52.

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

BSQKZ' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.64   Med: 6.48   Max: 8.82
Current: 4.83

During the past years, Block's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.82. The lowest was 3.64. And the median was 6.48.

BSQKZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
70.18% of 1425 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.71 vs BSQKZ: 4.83

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.

Block's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $34.803. 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 $12.94 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Block Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Block Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Block 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 8.78 6.12 6.03 7.05 4.25

Competitive Comparison of Block's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Block'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.


Block's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Block's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Block 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=58.50/12.94
=4.52

* 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.

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

For example, Block'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)
=34.803/134.9266*134.9266
=34.803

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Block Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 -0.783 100.684 -1.049
201509 -0.862 100.392 -1.159
201512 1.517 99.792 2.051
201603 1.327 100.470 1.782
201606 1.383 101.688 1.835
201609 1.453 101.861 1.925
201612 1.580 101.863 2.093
201703 1.682 102.862 2.206
201706 1.839 103.349 2.401
201709 1.890 104.136 2.449
201712 1.990 104.011 2.581
201803 2.023 105.290 2.592
201806 2.658 106.317 3.373
201809 2.721 106.507 3.447
201812 2.687 105.998 3.420
201903 2.660 107.251 3.346
201906 2.779 108.070 3.470
201909 2.913 108.329 3.628
201912 3.963 108.420 4.932
202003 4.121 108.902 5.106
202006 4.354 108.767 5.401
202009 4.608 109.815 5.662
202012 5.878 109.897 7.217
202103 5.090 111.754 6.145
202106 5.873 114.631 6.913
202109 6.421 115.734 7.486
202112 7.039 117.630 8.074
202203 30.048 121.301 33.423
202206 28.794 125.017 31.076
202209 27.656 125.227 29.798
202212 28.702 125.222 30.926
202303 28.918 127.348 30.639
202306 29.148 128.729 30.551
202309 29.066 129.860 30.200
202312 30.358 129.419 31.650
202403 30.744 131.776 31.479
202406 31.252 132.554 31.811
202409 32.319 133.029 32.780
202412 34.321 133.157 34.777
202503 34.803 134.927 34.803

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.


Block  (OTCPK:BSQKZ) 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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Block Business Description

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Address
1955 Broadway, Suite 600, Oakland, CA, USA, 94612
Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2024, Square's payment volume was almost USD 250 million.