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West Pharmaceutical Services (FRA:WPS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 13.78 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-16), West Pharmaceutical Services's current share price is €325.00. West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €23.59. West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 13.78.

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

FRA:WPS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.12   Med: 8.25   Max: 26.27
Current: 13.61

During the past years, West Pharmaceutical Services's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 26.27. The lowest was 4.12. And the median was 8.25.

FRA:WPS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.28% of 466 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.2 vs FRA:WPS: 13.61

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.

West Pharmaceutical Services's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €33.783. 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 €23.59 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Pharmaceutical Services'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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West Pharmaceutical Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

West Pharmaceutical Services 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 10.11 17.41 24.58 10.53 13.90

West Pharmaceutical Services 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 14.86 15.88 15.09 13.90 15.32

Competitive Comparison of West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, West Pharmaceutical Services'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.


West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



West Pharmaceutical Services 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.

West Pharmaceutical Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=325.00/23.59
=13.78

* 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.

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

For example, West Pharmaceutical Services'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)
=33.783/129.4194*129.4194
=33.783

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

West Pharmaceutical Services Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 10.116 100.560 13.019
201409 10.592 100.428 13.650
201412 10.884 99.070 14.218
201503 12.094 99.621 15.712
201506 12.243 100.684 15.737
201509 12.302 100.392 15.859
201512 13.001 99.792 16.861
201603 13.198 100.470 17.001
201606 13.485 101.688 17.162
201609 13.907 101.861 17.670
201612 14.492 101.863 18.412
201703 14.855 102.862 18.690
201706 14.942 103.349 18.711
201709 14.880 104.136 18.493
201712 14.635 104.011 18.210
201803 14.387 105.290 17.684
201806 14.922 106.317 18.165
201809 15.638 106.507 19.002
201812 16.563 105.998 20.223
201903 16.494 107.251 19.903
201906 17.342 108.070 20.768
201909 18.256 108.329 21.810
201912 19.108 108.420 22.809
202003 18.324 108.902 21.776
202006 19.328 108.767 22.998
202009 19.748 109.815 23.273
202012 20.600 109.897 24.259
202103 20.818 111.754 24.109
202106 22.798 114.631 25.739
202109 25.263 115.734 28.250
202112 27.855 117.630 30.647
202203 28.505 121.301 30.413
202206 30.993 125.017 32.084
202209 33.723 125.227 34.852
202212 34.204 125.222 35.351
202303 34.946 127.348 35.514
202306 34.306 128.729 34.490
202309 36.318 129.860 36.195
202312 35.944 129.419 35.944
202403 33.783 129.419 33.783

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.


West Pharmaceutical Services  (FRA:WPS) 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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West Pharmaceutical Services (FRA:WPS) Business Description

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Address
530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341-0645
West Pharmaceutical Services is a Pennsylvania-based medical supplies company that operates as a key supplier to firms in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and generic drug industries. West develops, manufactures, and distributes elastomer-based supplies for the containment and administration of injectable drugs, including basic equipment such as syringes, stoppers, and plungers, along with somewhat more complicated devices including auto-injectors and other self-injection platforms. The company reports in two segments: proprietary products (82% of 2021 sales) and contract-manufactured products (18%). It generates 55% of its revenue from international markets and 45% from the United States.

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