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Centene (MEX:CNC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.16 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Centene Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-23), Centene's current share price is MXN1245.00. Centene's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN575.65. Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.16.

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

MEX:CNC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.99   Med: 4.83   Max: 9.9
Current: 1.99

During the past years, Centene's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.90. The lowest was 1.99. And the median was 4.83.

MEX:CNC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.29% of 14 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 3.475 vs MEX:CNC: 1.99

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.

Centene's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN834.109. 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 MXN575.65 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Centene Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Centene 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 4.88 3.55 3.71 2.97 2.28

Centene Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.18 2.22 2.18 2.28 2.30

Competitive Comparison of Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Centene'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.


Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Centene 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=1245.00/575.65
=2.16

* 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.

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=834.109/131.7762*131.7762
=834.109

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Centene Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 82.753 100.560 108.442
201409 93.430 100.428 122.594
201412 108.601 99.070 144.454
201503 117.780 99.621 155.796
201506 127.800 100.684 167.266
201509 145.375 100.392 190.823
201512 154.100 99.792 203.490
201603 267.477 100.470 350.821
201606 299.585 101.688 388.228
201609 323.087 101.861 417.973
201612 353.472 101.863 457.274
201703 331.722 102.862 424.967
201706 334.234 103.349 426.168
201709 349.150 104.136 441.825
201712 387.837 104.011 491.368
201803 385.507 105.290 482.485
201806 507.879 106.317 629.499
201809 485.173 106.507 600.284
201812 519.677 105.998 646.061
201903 541.617 107.251 665.472
201906 564.570 108.070 688.417
201909 587.356 108.329 714.483
201912 570.324 108.420 693.184
202003 953.473 108.902 1,153.749
202006 998.274 108.767 1,209.451
202009 980.275 109.815 1,176.315
202012 881.677 109.897 1,057.210
202103 924.101 111.754 1,089.662
202106 884.704 114.631 1,017.024
202109 932.637 115.734 1,061.910
202112 943.678 117.630 1,057.169
202203 924.952 121.301 1,004.828
202206 910.102 125.017 959.309
202209 895.433 125.227 942.267
202212 851.588 125.222 896.162
202303 818.145 127.348 846.595
202306 806.041 128.729 825.123
202309 824.194 129.860 836.359
202312 820.632 129.419 835.576
202403 834.109 131.776 834.109

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.


Centene  (MEX:CNC) 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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Centene (MEX:CNC) Business Description

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Address
7700 Forsyth Boulevard, Centene Plaza, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63105
Centene is a managed-care organization focused on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 24 million medical members as of June 2023, mostly in Medicaid (67% of membership), the individual exchanges (14%), and Medicare Advantage (6%) plans. The company also serves traditional Medicare users with its Medicare Part D pharmaceutical program.

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