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United Microelectronics (United Microelectronics) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.32 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is United Microelectronics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-27), United Microelectronics's current share price is $8.56. United Microelectronics's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.69. United Microelectronics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.32.

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

UMC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 0.82   Max: 3.61
Current: 2.32

During the past years, United Microelectronics's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.61. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 0.82.

UMC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
53.07% of 684 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.495 vs UMC: 2.32

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.

United Microelectronics's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $4.759. 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 $3.69 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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United Microelectronics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Microelectronics'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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United Microelectronics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

United Microelectronics 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 0.89 2.54 3.26 1.88 2.29

United Microelectronics 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 2.39 2.15 1.97 2.29 2.19

Competitive Comparison of United Microelectronics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, United Microelectronics'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.


United Microelectronics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, United Microelectronics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



United Microelectronics 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.

United Microelectronics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.56/3.69
=2.32

* 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.

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

For example, United Microelectronics'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)
=4.759/131.7762*131.7762
=4.759

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

United Microelectronics Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.813 100.560 3.686
201409 2.820 100.428 3.700
201412 2.755 99.070 3.665
201503 2.856 99.621 3.778
201506 2.830 100.684 3.704
201509 2.735 100.392 3.590
201512 2.735 99.792 3.612
201603 2.797 100.470 3.669
201606 2.756 101.688 3.571
201609 2.827 101.861 3.657
201612 2.720 101.863 3.519
201703 2.879 102.862 3.688
201706 2.869 103.349 3.658
201709 2.897 104.136 3.666
201712 2.849 104.011 3.610
201803 3.036 105.290 3.800
201806 2.905 106.317 3.601
201809 2.823 106.507 3.493
201812 2.773 105.998 3.447
201903 2.845 107.251 3.496
201906 2.752 108.070 3.356
201909 2.812 108.329 3.421
201912 3.071 108.420 3.733
202003 3.195 108.902 3.866
202006 2.903 108.767 3.517
202009 3.043 109.815 3.652
202012 3.210 109.897 3.849
202103 3.584 111.754 4.226
202106 3.508 114.631 4.033
202109 3.770 115.734 4.293
202112 3.813 117.630 4.272
202203 4.255 121.301 4.622
202206 3.828 125.017 4.035
202209 4.032 125.227 4.243
202212 4.206 125.222 4.426
202303 4.651 127.348 4.813
202306 4.234 128.729 4.334
202309 4.364 129.860 4.428
202312 4.385 129.419 4.465
202403 4.759 131.776 4.759

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.


United Microelectronics  (NYSE:UMC) 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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United Microelectronics (United Microelectronics) Business Description

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No. 3, Li-Hsin 2nd Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN
Founded in 1980, United Microelectronics is the world's third-largest dedicated chip foundry, with 7% market share in 2022 after TSMC and GlobalFoundries. UMC's headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and it operates 12 fabs in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan and Singapore, with additional sales offices in Europe, the U.S. and South Korea. UMC features a diverse customer base including Texas Instruments, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Xilinx and Realtek, supplying a wide range of products applied in communications, display, memory, automotive and more. UMC employs about 20,000 people.

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