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DPSTF (Deutsche Post AG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.66 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Deutsche Post AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-01), Deutsche Post AG's current share price is $44.61. Deutsche Post AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $16.77. Deutsche Post AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.66.

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

DPSTF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.21   Med: 3.4   Max: 5.98
Current: 2.6

During the past years, Deutsche Post AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.98. The lowest was 2.21. And the median was 3.40.

DPSTF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
78.68% of 713 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.24 vs DPSTF: 2.60

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.

Deutsche Post AG's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $22.265. 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 $16.77 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Deutsche Post AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deutsche Post AG'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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Deutsche Post AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Deutsche Post AG Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Deutsche Post AG 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 2.89 2.67 2.78 2.30 2.61

Competitive Comparison of Deutsche Post AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Deutsche Post AG'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.


Deutsche Post AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Deutsche Post AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Deutsche Post AG 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.

Deutsche Post AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=44.61/16.77
=2.66

* 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.

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

For example, Deutsche Post AG'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)
=22.265/127.7792*127.7792
=22.265

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 127.7792.

Deutsche Post AG Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 9.813 100.417 12.487
201509 9.391 100.417 11.950
201512 9.924 99.717 12.717
201603 9.478 100.017 12.109
201606 8.530 100.717 10.822
201609 7.735 101.017 9.784
201612 9.655 101.217 12.189
201703 10.387 101.417 13.087
201706 10.421 102.117 13.040
201709 10.993 102.717 13.675
201712 12.216 102.617 15.211
201803 12.922 102.917 16.044
201806 11.491 104.017 14.116
201809 11.957 104.718 14.590
201812 12.540 104.217 15.375
201903 12.945 104.217 15.872
201906 11.121 105.718 13.442
201909 10.897 106.018 13.134
201912 12.695 105.818 15.330
202003 12.877 105.718 15.564
202006 13.011 106.618 15.593
202009 12.469 105.818 15.057
202012 13.527 105.518 16.381
202103 16.159 107.518 19.204
202106 15.566 108.486 18.334
202109 16.575 109.435 19.353
202112 17.577 110.384 20.347
202203 19.192 113.968 21.518
202206 18.959 115.760 20.927
202209 19.024 118.818 20.459
202212 20.534 119.345 21.985
202303 21.323 122.402 22.260
202306 19.987 123.140 20.740
202309 20.789 124.195 21.389
202312 20.753 123.773 21.425
202403 21.827 125.038 22.305
202406 20.323 125.882 20.629
202409 21.140 126.198 21.405
202412 21.604 127.041 21.730
202503 22.265 127.779 22.265

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.


Deutsche Post AG  (OTCPK:DPSTF) 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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Deutsche Post AG Business Description

Address
Platz der Deutschen Post, Bonn, NW, DEU, 53250
Based in Germany, DHL Group ranks among the three dominant integrated global parcel-shipping providers, along with US-based FedEx and UPS. It's also a leading global third-party logistics provider in terms of air and ocean forwarding and outsourced contract logistics markets touching Europe. The DHL divisions (Express, Global Forwarding & Freight, eCommerce Solutions, and Supply Chain) generate around 80% of revenue. Roughly 20% comes from the Post & Parcel Germany division, which includes the legacy German postal operations and the faster growing domestic package delivery business in Germany.