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FirstEnergy (LTS:0IPB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.85 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is FirstEnergy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-12-11), FirstEnergy's current share price is $40.34. FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $21.76. FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.85.

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

LTS:0IPB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 1.44   Max: 2
Current: 1.86

During the past years, FirstEnergy's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.00. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 1.44.

LTS:0IPB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
58.8% of 415 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs LTS:0IPB: 1.86

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.

FirstEnergy's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $21.563. 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 $21.76 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

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FirstEnergy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for FirstEnergy'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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FirstEnergy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

FirstEnergy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.81 1.21 1.69 1.75 1.63

FirstEnergy Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.48 1.63 1.72 1.73 2.03

Competitive Comparison of FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, FirstEnergy'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.


FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



FirstEnergy 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.

FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=40.34/21.76
=1.85

* 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.

FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, FirstEnergy's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2024)
=21.563/133.0289*133.0289
=21.563

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 133.0289.

FirstEnergy Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201412 29.494 99.070 39.604
201503 29.259 99.621 39.071
201506 29.660 100.684 39.188
201509 29.848 100.392 39.552
201512 29.325 99.792 39.092
201603 29.345 100.470 38.855
201606 26.828 101.688 35.097
201609 27.019 101.861 35.286
201612 14.109 101.863 18.426
201703 13.835 102.862 17.892
201706 14.224 103.349 18.309
201709 14.402 104.136 18.398
201712 8.814 104.011 11.273
201803 15.124 105.290 19.109
201806 15.784 106.317 19.750
201809 13.302 106.507 16.614
201812 13.172 105.998 16.531
201903 13.004 107.251 16.130
201906 13.622 108.070 16.768
201909 13.459 108.329 16.528
201912 12.901 108.420 15.829
202003 12.578 108.902 15.365
202006 13.176 108.767 16.115
202009 13.248 109.815 16.049
202012 13.325 109.897 16.130
202103 13.532 111.754 16.108
202106 13.653 114.631 15.844
202109 13.738 115.734 15.791
202112 15.212 117.630 17.203
202203 15.335 121.301 16.818
202206 19.003 125.017 20.221
202209 18.844 125.227 20.018
202212 17.769 125.222 18.877
202303 17.899 127.348 18.697
202306 18.330 128.729 18.942
202309 18.253 129.860 18.698
202312 18.172 129.419 18.679
202403 21.541 131.776 21.746
202406 21.659 132.554 21.737
202409 21.563 133.029 21.563

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.


FirstEnergy  (LTS:0IPB) 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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FirstEnergy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
76 South Main Street, Akron, OH, USA, 44308
FirstEnergy is an investor-owned holding company with 10 regulated distribution utilities across six mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. FirstEnergy also owns and operates one of the nation's largest electric transmission systems.

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