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Smurfit WestRock (CHIX:SWRL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.33 (As of Jun. 23, 2025)


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What is Smurfit WestRock Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-23), Smurfit WestRock's current share price is £32.01. Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was £13.74. Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.33.

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

CHIX:SWRl' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 3.12   Max: 5.25
Current: 2.37

During the past years, Smurfit WestRock's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.25. The lowest was 2.14. And the median was 3.12.

CHIX:SWRl's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
74.76% of 317 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs CHIX:SWRl: 2.37

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.

Smurfit WestRock's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was £26.489. 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 £13.74 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Smurfit WestRock Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smurfit WestRock'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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Smurfit WestRock Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Smurfit WestRock Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.93 4.14 2.57 2.59 3.12

Smurfit WestRock Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 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 - 2.85 2.97 3.12 2.52

Competitive Comparison of Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Smurfit WestRock'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.


Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Smurfit WestRock 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.

Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=32.01/13.74
=2.33

* 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.

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

For example, Smurfit WestRock'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)
=26.489/123.4051*123.4051
=26.489

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 123.4051.

Smurfit WestRock Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201209 7.673 100.075 9.462
201212 8.113 99.676 10.044
201303 8.382 100.374 10.305
201306 8.020 100.374 9.860
201309 8.307 100.274 10.223
201312 8.586 99.875 10.609
201403 7.732 100.573 9.487
201406 7.700 100.773 9.429
201409 7.806 100.474 9.588
201412 7.455 99.576 9.239
201503 6.087 99.975 7.514
201506 6.312 100.573 7.745
201509 6.393 100.274 7.868
201512 6.771 99.676 8.383
201603 7.276 99.676 9.008
201606 6.949 101.072 8.485
201609 7.918 100.274 9.745
201612 8.301 99.676 10.277
201703 9.142 100.374 11.240
201706 8.839 100.673 10.835
201709 9.028 100.474 11.089
201712 9.477 100.075 11.686
201806 9.094 101.072 11.103
201812 10.511 100.773 12.872
201906 10.812 102.168 13.059
201912 10.606 102.068 12.823
202006 11.485 101.769 13.927
202012 13.373 101.072 16.328
202106 13.073 103.364 15.608
202112 14.394 106.653 16.655
202206 16.374 112.779 17.917
202212 17.080 115.436 18.259
202306 17.710 119.662 18.264
202309 0.000 120.749 0.000
202312 18.685 120.749 19.096
202403 0.000 120.990 0.000
202406 17.837 122.318 17.995
202409 26.218 121.594 26.609
202412 26.385 122.439 26.593
202503 26.489 123.405 26.489

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.


Smurfit WestRock  (CHIX:SWRl) 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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Smurfit WestRock Business Description

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Address
Beech Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, Dublin, IRL, D04 N2R2
Smurfit WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock in summer 2024, Smurfit WestRock became the largest producer of containerboard in the world, with substantial operations in North America, South America, and Europe.

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