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Solvay (LTS:0NZR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.30 (As of May. 24, 2025)


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What is Solvay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-24), Solvay's current share price is €28.25. Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €95.57. Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.30.

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

LTS:0NZR' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 0.23   Max: 0.4
Current: 0.3

During the past years, Solvay's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.40. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.23.

LTS:0NZR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
94.13% of 1107 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.51 vs LTS:0NZR: 0.30

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.

Solvay's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €13.019. 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 €95.57 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Solvay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Solvay 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 0.22 0.22 0.18 0.27 0.32

Solvay 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 0.25 0.33 0.36 0.32 0.34

Competitive Comparison of Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Solvay'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.


Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Solvay 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=28.25/95.57
=0.30

* 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.

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

For example, Solvay'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)
=13.019/134.3475*134.3475
=13.019

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.3475.

Solvay Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 80.005 100.107 107.370
201509 67.033 100.245 89.837
201512 90.807 100.572 121.303
201603 86.942 101.653 114.905
201606 86.248 102.267 113.303
201609 86.462 102.118 113.750
201612 94.038 102.614 123.119
201703 97.477 103.972 125.955
201706 94.135 103.902 121.718
201709 94.077 104.170 121.331
201712 93.314 104.804 119.618
201803 93.002 105.419 118.524
201806 95.889 106.063 121.461
201809 99.871 106.618 125.846
201812 101.878 107.252 127.616
201903 105.610 107.876 131.525
201906 96.352 107.896 119.973
201909 94.510 107.470 118.146
201912 92.002 108.065 114.378
202003 93.153 108.550 115.291
202006 72.816 108.540 90.129
202009 72.014 108.441 89.218
202012 69.767 108.511 86.379
202103 75.477 109.522 92.586
202106 76.697 110.305 93.415
202109 80.645 111.543 97.132
202112 84.321 114.705 98.761
202203 91.509 118.620 103.642
202206 100.907 120.948 112.086
202209 108.539 124.120 117.483
202212 102.179 126.578 108.451
202303 105.203 126.528 111.705
202306 103.881 125.973 110.787
202309 101.961 127.083 107.789
202312 12.037 128.292 12.605
202403 13.551 130.552 13.945
202406 12.923 130.691 13.285
202409 12.056 130.968 12.367
202412 12.818 132.346 13.012
202503 13.019 134.348 13.019

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.


Solvay  (LTS:0NZR) 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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Solvay Business Description

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Rue De Ransbeek, 310, Brussels, BEL, B-1120
Solvay SA is a Belgium-based producer of chemicals, plastics, and composites. Their five major businesses include soda ash, peroxides, silica, rare earths, and fluorine. The company has a top-three market position for nearly all of its products. Key business segments include Basic Chemicals, Performance Chemicals, and Corporate. High-value products include aerospace composites and specialty polymers while traditional chemical products include soda ash and hydrogen peroxide. Geographical exposure is relatively balanced, with Europe, North America, and Asia each contributing a third of sales.

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