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Basf SE (MEX:BAS N) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.03 (As of Jul. 15, 2025)


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What is Basf SE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-15), Basf SE's current share price is MXN920.72. Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN893.81. Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.03.

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

MEX:BAS N' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 1.88   Max: 3.41
Current: 0.94

During the past years, Basf SE's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.41. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.88.

MEX:BAS N's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
70.28% of 1228 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.63 vs MEX:BAS N: 0.94

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.

Basf SE's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN894.198. 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 MXN893.81 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Basf SE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Basf SE'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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Basf SE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Basf SE 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 1.87 1.64 1.10 1.10 0.92

Basf SE 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 1.17 0.99 1.04 0.92 0.99

Competitive Comparison of Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Basf SE'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.


Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Basf SE 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.

Basf SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=920.72/893.81
=1.03

* 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.

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

For example, Basf SE'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)
=894.198/127.7792*127.7792
=894.198

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 127.7792.

Basf SE Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 570.558 100.417 726.029
201509 608.697 100.417 774.561
201512 630.483 99.717 807.916
201603 631.713 100.017 807.063
201606 642.010 100.717 814.517
201609 686.152 101.017 867.934
201612 753.131 101.217 950.775
201703 739.432 101.417 931.640
201706 699.515 102.117 875.304
201709 764.751 102.717 951.344
201712 856.242 102.617 1,066.196
201803 863.324 102.917 1,071.880
201806 859.890 104.017 1,056.325
201809 847.876 104.718 1,034.602
201812 852.531 104.217 1,045.274
201903 875.239 104.217 1,073.116
201906 945.423 105.718 1,142.718
201909 958.458 106.018 1,155.194
201912 946.775 105.818 1,143.271
202003 1,199.504 105.718 1,449.822
202006 1,064.408 106.618 1,275.671
202009 961.276 105.818 1,160.781
202012 888.644 105.518 1,076.126
202103 1,013.171 107.518 1,204.099
202106 973.526 108.486 1,146.660
202109 1,037.493 109.435 1,211.408
202112 1,029.468 110.384 1,191.705
202203 982.205 113.968 1,101.232
202206 1,062.098 115.760 1,172.370
202209 1,060.724 118.818 1,140.725
202212 914.335 119.345 978.953
202303 878.970 122.402 917.581
202306 790.665 123.140 820.450
202309 809.507 124.195 832.872
202312 731.634 123.773 755.316
202403 751.209 125.038 767.677
202406 780.770 125.882 792.540
202409 850.552 126.198 861.210
202412 871.044 127.041 876.104
202503 894.198 127.779 894.198

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.


Basf SE  (MEX:BAS N) 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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Basf SE Business Description

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Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DEU, 67056
Founded in 1865 and based in Germany, BASF is the world's largest chemical company, with products spanning the full chemical spectrum of commodity to specialty. In addition, the company is a strong player in agricultural crop protection chemicals and emissions control catalysts for cars and trucks. Given its sheer size, BASF has a top-three market position in approximately 70% of its businesses. The company is undergoing a transformation where it will divest the surface technologies and agricultural solutions businesses over the next several years. These two segments combine to generate nearly 35% of total revenue.

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