Hill & Smith (LSE:HILS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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LSE:HILS Hill & Smith PLC LSE:HILS
89 GF Score
Price £31.00
GF Value £22.14
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Hill & Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Hill & Smith  (LSE:HILS) 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.


Hill & Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Hill & Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hill & Smith'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.

Hill & Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Hill & Smith Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Hill & Smith 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 4.35 3.95 3.59 4.14 5.13

LSE:HILS vs PWR, FIX, EME: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Hill & Smith'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.


Hill & Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Hill & Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hill & Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


LSE:HILS
89GF Score
Hill & Smith PLC LSE:HILS
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Hill & Smith 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.

Hill & Smith's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec25 is calculated as:

For example, Hill & Smith'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)
=5.961/139.9000*139.9000
=5.961

Current CPI (Dec25) = 139.9000.

Hill & Smith Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201612 2.960 102.200 4.052
201712 3.290 105.000 4.384
201812 3.715 107.100 4.853
201912 3.869 108.500 4.989
202012 4.033 109.400 5.157
202112 4.262 114.700 5.198
202212 4.942 125.300 5.518
202312 5.303 130.500 5.685
202412 5.922 135.100 6.132
202512 5.961 139.900 5.961

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 Hill & Smith (LSE:HILS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hill & Smith stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £31.00 is trading 40% above its estimated GF Value™ of £22.14. GuruFocus considers Hill & Smith to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:HILS:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: £22.14 vs. price of £31.00 (40% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 89/100 with 4 warning signs

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Hill & Smith Business Description

Address Westhaven House, Arleston Way, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, GBR, B90 4LH
Hill & Smith PLC creates sustainable infrastructure and safe transport through innovation. It is organized into three segments namely: The US Engineered Solutions segment comprises all U.S operating companies excluding Galvanizing Services; the UK & India Engineered Solutions segment comprises all UK operating companies and India, excluding Galvanizing Services; and the Galvanizing Services segment contains a group of companies supplying galvanizing and related materials coating services. It derives maximum revenue from US Engineered Solutions segment. Geographically, the company operates in UK, Rest of Europe, North America, The Middle East, Rest of Asia, and Rest of the world. It generates maximum revenue from North America.
89GF Score

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£31.00
Price
£22.14
GF Value