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MTH (Meritage Homes) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.59 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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What is Meritage Homes Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-29), Meritage Homes's current share price is $63.68. Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $39.99. Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.59.

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

MTH' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 1.91   Max: 3.4
Current: 1.59

During the past years, Meritage Homes's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.40. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 1.91.

MTH's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
63.38% of 71 companies
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.28 vs MTH: 1.59

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.

Meritage Homes's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $72.320. 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 $39.99 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Meritage Homes Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meritage Homes'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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Meritage Homes Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Meritage Homes 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 2.37 2.84 1.73 2.71 2.02

Meritage Homes 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 2.58 2.29 2.79 2.02 1.77

Competitive Comparison of Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Meritage Homes'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.


Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Meritage Homes 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.

Meritage Homes's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=63.68/39.99
=1.59

* 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.

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

For example, Meritage Homes'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)
=72.32/134.9266*134.9266
=72.320

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Meritage Homes Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 14.729 100.684 19.738
201509 15.160 100.392 20.375
201512 15.868 99.792 21.455
201603 16.060 100.470 21.568
201606 16.578 101.688 21.997
201609 17.082 101.861 22.627
201612 17.755 101.863 23.518
201703 17.964 102.862 23.564
201706 18.507 103.349 24.162
201709 19.083 104.136 24.725
201712 19.549 104.011 25.360
201803 20.000 105.290 25.630
201806 20.701 106.317 26.272
201809 21.424 106.507 27.141
201812 22.598 105.998 28.765
201903 22.777 107.251 28.655
201906 23.494 108.070 29.333
201909 24.460 108.329 30.465
201912 25.838 108.420 32.155
202003 26.475 108.902 32.802
202006 27.718 108.767 34.384
202009 29.244 109.815 35.931
202012 31.295 109.897 38.423
202103 32.720 111.754 39.504
202106 34.905 114.631 41.085
202109 37.615 115.734 43.853
202112 40.765 117.630 46.759
202203 43.171 121.301 48.020
202206 46.660 125.017 50.359
202209 50.337 125.227 54.236
202212 53.998 125.222 58.183
202303 55.313 127.348 58.605
202306 57.776 128.729 60.558
202309 60.645 129.860 63.011
202312 63.307 129.419 66.001
202403 64.988 131.776 66.542
202406 67.203 132.554 68.406
202409 69.512 133.029 70.504
202412 71.488 133.157 72.438
202503 72.320 134.927 72.320

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.


Meritage Homes  (NYSE:MTH) 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.


Meritage Homes Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Meritage Homes Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18655 North Claret Drive, Suite 400, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85255
Meritage Homes Corp is engaged as a designer and builder of single-family attached and detached homes. It has operations in three regions: West, Central, and East, comprising ten states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. The company operates with two principal business segments: homebuilding and financial services. The homebuilding segments are engaged in the business of acquiring and developing land, constructing homes, marketing and selling those homes, and providing warranty and customer services, and the financial services segment offers title and escrow, mortgage, and insurance services. The company generates key revenue from the homebuilding segment.
Executives
Joseph Keough director 3715 NORTHSIDE PKWY NW, SUITE 4-600, ATLANTA GA 30327
Alison Sasser officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 8800 E RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Clinton Szubinski officer: EVP - Chief Operating Officer 8800 E RAINTREE DRIVE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Steven J Hilton officer: Chief Executive Officer 6613 N SCOTTSDALE RD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85250
R. Odell Michael director 3111 WEST ALLEGHENY AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19130
Hilla Sferruzza officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Louis E Caldera director C/O BELO CORP, PO BOX 655237, DALLAS TX 75265-5237
Peter L Ax director
Javier Feliciano officer: EVP Chief Human Resources Off 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Phillippe Lord officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Dennis V Arriola director 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Gerald W Haddock director C/O ENSCO, 5847 SAN FELIPE, HOUSTON TX 77057
Raymond Oppel director
Malissia Clinton officer: EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary 333 THREE D SYSTEMS CIRCLE, ROCK HILL SC 29730
C Timothy White officer: EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary