Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (LTS:0OC2) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.00 (As of Jul. 23, 2026) — 10% Above Median

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LTS:0OC2 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG LTS:0OC2
69 GF Score
Price €1.38
GF Value €1.14
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG LTS:0OC2 +1.44% 69 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.00 as of Jul. 23, 2026, which is 10% above its 10-year median of 0.91. GuruFocus rates LTS:0OC2 with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of €1.14 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,281 Industrial Products companies, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ranks better than 75.76% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-23), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's current share price is €1.375. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.37. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.00.

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

LTS:0OC2' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 0.91   Max: 2.43
Current: 0.98

During the past years, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.43. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.91.

LTS:0OC2's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
75.76% of 2281 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 2.12 vs LTS:0OC2: 0.98

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.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.866. 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 €1.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG  (LTS:0OC2) 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.


Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG'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.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.99 1.39 0.84 0.85 0.99

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 0.85 1.13 1.70 1.53 0.99

LTS:0OC2 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG'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.


Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG 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.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=1.375/1.37
=1.00

* 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.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=1.866/131.2583*131.2583
=1.866

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 131.2583.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 0.649 100.717 0.846
201609 0.489 101.017 0.635
201612 0.956 101.217 1.240
201703 1.322 101.417 1.711
201706 1.485 102.117 1.909
201709 1.367 102.717 1.747
201712 1.238 102.617 1.584
201803 1.223 102.917 1.560
201806 1.191 104.017 1.503
201809 1.338 104.718 1.677
201812 1.186 104.217 1.494
201903 1.312 104.217 1.652
201906 0.969 105.718 1.203
201909 0.875 106.018 1.083
201912 1.078 105.818 1.337
202003 0.665 105.718 0.826
202006 0.516 106.618 0.635
202009 0.378 105.818 0.469
202012 0.187 105.518 0.233
202103 0.358 107.518 0.437
202106 0.269 108.486 0.325
202109 0.449 109.435 0.539
202112 0.532 110.384 0.633
202203 0.795 113.968 0.916
202206 1.331 115.760 1.509
202209 1.501 118.818 1.658
202212 1.502 119.345 1.652
202303 1.686 122.402 1.808
202306 1.692 123.140 1.804
202309 1.906 124.195 2.014
202312 1.607 123.773 1.704
202403 1.732 125.038 1.818
202406 1.636 125.882 1.706
202409 1.548 126.198 1.610
202412 1.541 127.041 1.592
202503 1.791 127.779 1.840
202506 1.699 128.412 1.737
202509 1.751 129.255 1.778
202512 1.850 129.361 1.877
202603 1.866 131.258 1.866

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.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.00 mean?
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (LTS:0OC2) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.00 as of Jul. 23, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and its competitors. This is 10% above median its historical median of 0.91. Over the past decade, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.27 to 2.43. According to the industry distribution chart, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ranks #553 out of 2281 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 24.2%.
Is Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.00 is 10% above median its 10-year median of 0.91. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.27 to a high of 2.43. The Industrial Products industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.12. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's value of 1.00 is 52.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ranks #553 out of 2281 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ranks #553 out of 2281 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in the top 24% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.12. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's value of 1.00 is 52.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.27 to 2.43 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.91 vs. the industry median of 2.12, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for an Industrial Products company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Industrial Products companies is 2.12, based on 2,281 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.00 is 52.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 2.12 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.00, which is 10% above median its own 10-year median of 0.91. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (LTS:0OC2) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €1.14, compared to a current price of €1.38 — trading 20.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.00, which is 10% above median its 10-year median of 0.91 and 52.8% below the Industrial Products industry median of 2.12. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (LTS:0OC2), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.00 as of Jul. 23, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (LTS:0OC2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €1.38 is trading 20.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €1.14. GuruFocus considers Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0OC2:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.00 (10% above median its 10-year median of 0.91)
  • GF Value™: €1.14 vs. price of €1.38 (20.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 52.8% below the Industrial Products median (#553 of 2281)

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0OC2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Business Description

Address Kurfursten-Anlage 52-60, Heidelberg, BW, DEU, 69115
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is a technology company with a position in the printing industry and an increasing focus on other high-tech sectors. The Company leverages its expertise in high-precision plants, integrated control systems, software, power electronics, automation technology, and robotics, supported by a sales and service network. Its operations are organized into the Print & Packaging Equipment, Digital Solutions & Lifecycle, and HEIDELBERG Technology segments, with the Print & Packaging Equipment segment generating maximum revenue through offset, flexographic, and postpress solutions for the packaging and commercial printing sectors. The Company operates across the EMEA, Asia Pacific, and Americas regions.
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