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IPG (The Interpublic Group of) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.87 (As of May. 25, 2025)


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What is The Interpublic Group of Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-25), The Interpublic Group of's current share price is $24.00. The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $8.35. The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.87.

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

IPG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.28   Med: 4.4   Max: 6.39
Current: 2.87

During the past years, The Interpublic Group of's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.39. The lowest was 2.28. And the median was 4.40.

IPG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.07% of 671 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.1 vs IPG: 2.87

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.

The Interpublic Group of's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $9.682. 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 $8.35 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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The Interpublic Group of Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Interpublic Group of'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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The Interpublic Group of Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

The Interpublic Group of 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 4.10 5.88 4.73 4.30 3.44

The Interpublic Group of 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 4.18 3.66 3.92 3.44 3.25

Competitive Comparison of The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, The Interpublic Group of'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.


The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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The Interpublic Group of 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.

The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=24.00/8.35
=2.87

* 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.

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

For example, The Interpublic Group of'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)
=9.682/134.9266*134.9266
=9.682

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

The Interpublic Group of Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 4.764 100.684 6.384
201509 4.474 100.392 6.013
201512 4.875 99.792 6.591
201603 4.781 100.470 6.421
201606 4.903 101.688 6.506
201609 4.768 101.861 6.316
201612 5.151 101.863 6.823
201703 4.956 102.862 6.501
201706 4.999 103.349 6.526
201709 5.041 104.136 6.532
201712 5.771 104.011 7.486
201803 5.444 105.290 6.976
201806 5.321 106.317 6.753
201809 5.509 106.507 6.979
201812 6.239 105.998 7.942
201903 5.995 107.251 7.542
201906 6.273 108.070 7.832
201909 6.381 108.329 7.948
201912 7.173 108.420 8.927
202003 6.502 108.902 8.056
202006 6.290 108.767 7.803
202009 6.986 109.815 8.584
202012 7.406 109.897 9.093
202103 7.309 111.754 8.825
202106 7.784 114.631 9.162
202109 8.057 115.734 9.393
202112 8.942 117.630 10.257
202203 8.803 121.301 9.792
202206 8.670 125.017 9.357
202209 8.584 125.227 9.249
202212 9.352 125.222 10.077
202303 9.157 127.348 9.702
202306 9.479 128.729 9.935
202309 9.609 129.860 9.984
202312 10.411 129.419 10.854
202403 10.135 131.776 10.377
202406 10.220 132.554 10.403
202409 10.008 133.029 10.151
202412 10.197 133.157 10.333
202503 9.682 134.927 9.682

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.


The Interpublic Group of  (NYSE:IPG) 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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The Interpublic Group of Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
909 Third Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Interpublic Group is among the world's largest advertising holding companies based on annual revenue. It provides traditional advertising services along with digital and other services such as public relations through various acquisitions. IPG has made these services available in over 100 countries. The company generates about 65% of revenue in the US and 17% in the UK and Europe. IPG agreed to merge with Omnicom in December 2024, pending regulatory approval.
Executives
Christopher F Carroll officer: SVP, Controller & CAO 3 TIMES SQUARE, 12TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew Bonzani officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec. 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ellen Tobi Johnson officer: SVP of Finance & Treasurer C/O IPG, 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Philippe Krakowsky officer: SVP, Dir of Corporate Comms
Jorge L. Benitez director 5201 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 250, MIAMI FL 33126
Dawn E Hudson director 2530 ZANKER ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Jocelyn Carter-miller director 3698 NW 15TH STREET, LAUDERHILL FL 33311
Mary Guilfoile director 227 WASHINGTON STREET STE.200, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Michael Isor Roth director THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC., 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
H John Greeniaus director
Linda S Sanford director 4 IRVING PLACE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Julie Connors officer: SVP,Audit & Chief Risk Officer C/O IPG, 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
David M Thomas director 930 CLAPBOARD RIDGE ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Frank Mergenthaler officer: Exec. VP & CFO 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Patrick Q Moore director 625 ELMWOOD DRIVE NE, ATLANTA GA 30306