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Watsco (FRA:WC3) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 11.13 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-27), Watsco's current share price is €450.20. Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €40.44. Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 11.13.

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

FRA:WC3' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.73   Med: 5.96   Max: 11.2
Current: 11.2

During the past years, Watsco's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 11.20. The lowest was 3.73. And the median was 5.96.

FRA:WC3's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.5% of 123 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.3 vs FRA:WC3: 11.20

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.

Watsco's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €57.675. 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 €40.44 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Watsco 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 6.03 7.24 9.01 6.47 10.16

Watsco 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 8.01 9.37 9.06 10.16 9.88

Competitive Comparison of Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco'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.


Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Watsco 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=450.20/40.44
=11.13

* 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.

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

For example, Watsco'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)
=57.675/131.7762*131.7762
=57.675

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Watsco Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 18.837 100.560 24.685
201409 19.548 100.428 25.650
201412 20.479 99.070 27.240
201503 23.077 99.621 30.526
201506 23.404 100.684 30.631
201509 24.125 100.392 31.667
201512 24.887 99.792 32.863
201603 24.531 100.470 32.175
201606 25.174 101.688 32.623
201609 26.058 101.861 33.711
201612 26.837 101.863 34.718
201703 25.646 102.862 32.855
201706 25.390 103.349 32.374
201709 24.698 104.136 31.254
201712 29.460 104.011 37.324
201803 28.056 105.290 35.114
201806 30.430 106.317 37.717
201809 31.307 106.507 38.735
201812 31.626 105.998 39.317
201903 31.400 107.251 38.580
201906 31.856 108.070 38.844
201909 34.391 108.329 41.835
201912 33.782 108.420 41.059
202003 33.141 108.902 40.102
202006 33.214 108.767 40.240
202009 32.864 109.815 39.436
202012 31.684 109.897 37.992
202103 32.405 111.754 38.211
202106 33.763 114.631 38.813
202109 36.053 115.734 41.050
202112 37.929 117.630 42.491
202203 40.216 121.301 43.689
202206 44.523 125.017 46.930
202209 49.383 125.227 51.966
202212 45.967 125.222 48.373
202303 46.248 127.348 47.856
202306 48.143 128.729 49.283
202309 52.898 129.860 53.679
202312 51.780 129.419 52.723
202403 57.675 131.776 57.675

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.


Watsco  (FRA:WC3) 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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Watsco (FRA:WC3) Business Description

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2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133
Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (91% of 2022 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America and the Caribbean (4% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 120,000 dealers and contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.

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