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IRDM (Iridium Communications) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.89 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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What is Iridium Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-29), Iridium Communications's current share price is $25.57. Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $13.52. Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.89.

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

IRDM' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.9   Med: 2.1   Max: 4.57
Current: 1.87

During the past years, Iridium Communications's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.57. The lowest was 0.90. And the median was 2.10.

IRDM's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
59.42% of 276 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.51 vs IRDM: 1.87

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.

Iridium Communications's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $4.768. 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 $13.52 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Iridium Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Iridium Communications'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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Iridium Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Iridium Communications 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 2.95 2.92 3.51 2.87 2.12

Iridium Communications 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 1.82 1.88 2.18 2.12 2.02

Competitive Comparison of Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Iridium Communications'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.


Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Iridium Communications 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.

Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=25.57/13.52
=1.89

* 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.

Iridium Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Iridium Communications'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)
=4.768/134.9266*134.9266
=4.768

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Iridium Communications Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 13.460 100.684 18.038
201509 13.705 100.392 18.420
201512 12.917 99.792 17.465
201603 13.167 100.470 17.683
201606 13.453 101.688 17.850
201609 13.772 101.861 18.243
201612 14.015 101.863 18.564
201703 14.202 102.862 18.629
201706 14.464 103.349 18.883
201709 14.792 104.136 19.166
201712 16.257 104.011 21.089
201803 14.571 105.290 18.672
201806 14.508 106.317 18.412
201809 14.371 106.507 18.206
201812 14.274 105.998 18.170
201903 14.012 107.251 17.628
201906 12.024 108.070 15.012
201909 11.894 108.329 14.814
201912 11.086 108.420 13.796
202003 10.692 108.902 13.247
202006 10.633 108.767 13.190
202009 10.620 109.815 13.049
202012 10.588 109.897 12.999
202103 10.217 111.754 12.335
202106 9.961 114.631 11.725
202109 9.999 115.734 11.657
202112 9.806 117.630 11.248
202203 9.308 121.301 10.354
202206 9.287 125.017 10.023
202209 9.105 125.227 9.810
202212 8.964 125.222 9.659
202303 8.621 127.348 9.134
202306 7.999 128.729 8.384
202309 7.470 129.860 7.761
202312 7.233 129.419 7.541
202403 7.018 131.776 7.186
202406 6.638 132.554 6.757
202409 5.810 133.029 5.893
202412 5.225 133.157 5.294
202503 4.768 134.927 4.768

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.


Iridium Communications  (NAS:IRDM) 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.


Iridium Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Iridium Communications Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Iridium Communications Inc is the commercial provider of communications services offering true globalised coverage, connecting people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low earth-orbiting satellites. Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies world-wide. The Company operates in one business segment, providing satellite communications services and products.
Executives
Thomas Fitzpatrick officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP, 3349 RTE 138, WALL NJ 07719
Suzanne E. Mcbride officer: Chief Operations Officer C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Robert H Niehaus director, officer: Senior Vice President 4747 GAILLARDIA PARKWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Jane L. Harman director C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BLVD., SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Matthew J Desch director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SAIC, 10260 CAMPUS POINT DR M/S F3, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Jacqueline E Yeaney director 2002 SUMMIT BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, ATLANTA GA 30319
Bryan J. Hartin officer: EVP-Sales and Marketing C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Barry West director NEXTEL, 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Scott Scheimreif officer: EVP-Government Programs C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Thomas C Canfield director C/O SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC., 2800 EXECUTIVE WAY, MIRAMAR FL 33025
Henrik O. Schliemann director C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Kathleen A. Morgan officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD SUITE 1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Timothy Kapalka officer: VP Iridium Satellite LLC C/O IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD, MCLEAN VA 22102
Parker William Rush director 5525 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75240
A B Krongard director C/O UNDER ARMOUR, INC., 1020 HULL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21230