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General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is General DataComm Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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General DataComm Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for General DataComm Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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General DataComm Industries Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of General DataComm Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, General DataComm Industries'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.


General DataComm Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, General DataComm Industries's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



General DataComm Industries 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.

General DataComm Industries's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

For example, General DataComm Industries's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2010 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2010)
=-10.624/91.9618*91.9618
=-10.624

Current CPI (Jun. 2010) = 91.9618.

General DataComm Industries Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
199609 0.000 66.578 0.000
199612 0.000 66.915 0.000
199703 0.000 67.506 0.000
199706 0.000 67.632 0.000
199709 0.000 68.012 0.000
199712 0.000 68.054 0.000
199803 0.000 68.434 0.000
199806 0.000 68.771 0.000
199809 0.000 69.025 0.000
199812 0.000 69.151 0.000
199903 0.000 69.615 0.000
199906 0.000 70.122 0.000
199909 0.000 70.839 0.000
199912 0.000 71.008 0.000
200003 0.000 72.231 0.000
200006 0.000 72.737 0.000
200009 0.000 73.286 0.000
200012 0.000 73.413 0.000
200103 0.000 74.341 0.000
200106 0.000 75.100 0.000
200509 -6.565 83.876 -7.198
200512 0.000 83.032 0.000
200603 0.000 84.298 0.000
200606 0.000 85.606 0.000
200609 -8.826 85.606 -9.481
200612 -8.913 85.142 -9.627
200703 -8.144 86.640 -8.644
200706 -8.333 87.906 -8.717
200709 -7.888 87.964 -8.246
200712 -8.017 88.616 -8.320
200803 -7.632 90.090 -7.791
200806 -8.000 92.320 -7.969
200809 -8.523 92.307 -8.491
200812 -8.880 88.697 -9.207
200903 -9.278 89.744 -9.507
200906 -9.531 91.003 -9.631
200909 -9.859 91.120 -9.950
200912 -10.098 91.111 -10.192
201003 -10.395 91.821 -10.411
201006 -10.624 91.962 -10.624

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.


General DataComm Industries  (GREY:GNRD) 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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General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT, USA, 06770
General DataComm Industries Inc is a provider of networking and telecommunications products, services and solutions. The company is focused on providing multi-service provisioning solutions using multi-service access and switching products.
Executives
Howard S Modlin director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938

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