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Encore Capital Group (FRA:ECP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.94 (As of May. 22, 2025)


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What is Encore Capital Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-22), Encore Capital Group's current share price is €32.80. Encore Capital Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €34.94. Encore Capital Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.94.

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

FRA:ECP' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.72   Med: 1.6   Max: 3.29
Current: 0.95

During the past years, Encore Capital Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.29. The lowest was 0.72. And the median was 1.60.

FRA:ECP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
51.71% of 292 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 1.01 vs FRA:ECP: 0.95

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.

Encore Capital Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €32.226. 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 €34.94 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Encore Capital Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encore Capital Group'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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Encore Capital Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Encore Capital Group 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 1.55 2.09 1.39 1.34 1.20

Encore Capital Group 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 1.17 1.06 1.19 1.20 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Encore Capital Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Encore Capital Group'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.


Encore Capital Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Encore Capital Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Encore Capital Group 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.

Encore Capital Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=32.80/34.94
=0.94

* 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.

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

For example, Encore Capital Group'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)
=32.226/134.9266*134.9266
=32.226

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Encore Capital Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 22.942 100.684 30.745
201509 22.167 100.392 29.793
201512 21.875 99.792 29.577
201603 21.674 100.470 29.107
201606 21.757 101.688 28.869
201609 20.293 101.861 26.880
201612 20.828 101.863 27.589
201703 21.852 102.862 28.664
201706 19.144 103.349 24.993
201709 18.621 104.136 24.127
201712 19.056 104.011 24.720
201803 19.118 105.290 24.499
201806 20.619 106.317 26.168
201809 21.613 106.507 27.380
201812 23.282 105.998 29.636
201903 24.928 107.251 31.361
201906 25.724 108.070 32.117
201909 26.923 108.329 33.533
201912 29.584 108.420 36.817
202003 26.156 108.902 32.407
202006 29.484 108.767 36.575
202009 30.463 109.815 37.429
202012 31.931 109.897 39.204
202103 34.569 111.754 41.737
202106 36.962 114.631 43.506
202109 40.172 115.734 46.834
202112 42.743 117.630 49.028
202203 46.456 121.301 51.674
202206 48.568 125.017 52.418
202209 51.188 125.227 55.153
202212 47.745 125.222 51.445
202303 47.100 127.348 49.903
202306 48.492 128.729 50.827
202309 47.739 129.860 49.602
202312 36.475 129.419 38.027
202403 37.048 131.776 37.934
202406 38.748 132.554 39.442
202409 39.861 133.029 40.430
202412 30.932 133.157 31.343
202503 32.226 134.927 32.226

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.


Encore Capital Group  (FRA:ECP) 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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Encore Capital Group Business Description

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Address
350 Camino De La Reina, Suite 100, San Diego, CA, USA, 92108
Encore Capital Group Inc is an international specialty finance company. It provides debt recovery solutions for consumers and property owners across a broad range of financial assets. The company purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manages them by working with individuals as the consumers repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Encore has only a reportable segment portfolio purchasing and recovery.

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