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Volkswagen AG (FRA:VOWB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.43 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Volkswagen AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-16), Volkswagen AG's current share price is €12.00. Volkswagen AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €27.60. Volkswagen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.43.

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

FRA:VOWB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.85   Max: 1.18
Current: 0.42

During the past years, Volkswagen AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.18. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.85.

FRA:VOWB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
86.1% of 921 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs FRA:VOWB: 0.42

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.

Volkswagen AG's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €35.901. 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 €27.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Volkswagen AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Volkswagen 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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Volkswagen AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Volkswagen AG 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 0.95 0.76 0.79 0.46 0.40

Volkswagen AG 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 0.47 0.46 0.40 0.40 0.44

Competitive Comparison of Volkswagen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Volkswagen 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.


Volkswagen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Volkswagen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Volkswagen 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=12.00/27.6
=0.43

* 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.

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

For example, Volkswagen AG'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)
=35.901/123.6675*123.6675
=35.901

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 123.6675.

Volkswagen AG Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 18.818 99.543 23.379
201409 19.088 99.823 23.648
201412 18.916 99.543 23.500
201503 18.722 99.717 23.219
201506 20.170 100.417 24.840
201509 19.634 100.417 24.180
201512 17.567 99.717 21.786
201603 17.825 100.017 22.040
201606 17.689 100.717 21.720
201609 18.080 101.017 22.134
201612 18.490 101.217 22.591
201703 19.314 101.417 23.551
201706 20.796 102.117 25.185
201709 21.070 102.717 25.367
201712 21.714 102.617 26.168
201803 22.037 102.917 26.480
201806 22.665 104.017 26.947
201809 22.802 104.718 26.928
201812 23.363 104.217 27.723
201903 23.343 104.217 27.700
201906 23.316 105.718 27.275
201909 23.490 106.018 27.401
201912 24.293 105.818 28.391
202003 24.750 105.718 28.952
202006 24.441 106.618 28.349
202009 24.090 105.818 28.154
202012 25.344 105.518 29.703
202103 26.478 107.518 30.455
202106 27.578 108.486 31.437
202109 27.915 109.435 31.546
202112 28.815 110.384 32.283
202203 26.609 113.968 28.874
202206 32.777 115.760 35.016
202209 35.203 118.818 36.640
202212 32.990 119.345 34.185
202303 33.686 122.402 34.034
202306 33.351 123.140 33.494
202309 34.880 124.195 34.732
202312 35.048 123.668 35.048
202403 35.901 123.668 35.901

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.


Volkswagen AG  (FRA:VOWB) 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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Volkswagen AG (FRA:VOWB) Business Description

Address
Berliner Ring 2, Wolfsburg, NI, DEU, 38440
Volkswagen is one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers. Automotive brands include Volkswagen passenger cars, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, and Skoda. Commercial vehicle brands include MAN, Navistar, Scania, and Volkswagen. The company's financial services group provides dealer financing to support floor plans, consumer financing for vehicle purchases, vehicle leasing, banking, and other financial services. In 2022, Europe was Volkswagen's largest light vehicle market at 41% of total volume, followed by China at 37%, and rest of world at 22%.

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