Foresight VCT (LSE:FTV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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LSE:FTV Foresight VCT PLC LSE:FTV
26 GF Score
Price £0.61
GF Value £0.02
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Foresight VCT Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Foresight VCT  (LSE:FTV) 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.


Foresight VCT Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Foresight VCT Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Foresight VCT'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.

Foresight VCT Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Foresight VCT Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.82 0.79 0.81 0.77 0.69

Foresight VCT Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25 Jun26
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 0.75 0.76 0.68 0.69 0.65

LSE:FTV vs BLK, BX, KKR: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Foresight VCT'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.


Foresight VCT Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Foresight VCT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


LSE:FTV
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Foresight VCT 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.

Foresight VCT's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec25 is calculated as:

For example, Foresight VCT's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec25 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec25 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec25)
=0.716/139.9000*139.9000
=0.716

Current CPI (Dec25) = 139.9000.

Foresight VCT Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201612 0.794 102.200 1.087
201712 0.640 105.000 0.853
201812 0.781 107.100 1.020
201912 0.765 108.500 0.986
202012 0.737 109.400 0.942
202112 0.901 114.700 1.099
202212 0.875 125.300 0.977
202312 0.859 130.500 0.921
202412 0.820 135.100 0.849
202512 0.716 139.900 0.716

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.

Is Foresight VCT (LSE:FTV) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Foresight VCT stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £0.61 is trading 2950% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.02. GuruFocus considers Foresight VCT to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:FTV:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: £0.02 vs. price of £0.61 (2950% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 26/100 with 3 warning signs

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Foresight VCT Business Description

Address 32 London Bridge Street, The Shard, London, GBR, SE1 9SG
Foresight VCT PLC is a UK-based venture capital trust. The company's activity is to make investments in unquoted or alternative investment market-listed companies in the UK. The investment objective of the company is to provide private investors with regular dividends and maintain capital value from a portfolio of investments in fast-growing unquoted companies in the United Kingdom. The company invests in a range of securities, including, but not limited to, ordinary and preference shares, loan stock, convertible securities, fixed-interest securities, and cash.
26GF Score

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