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WPP Scangroup (NAI:SCAN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.14 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is WPP Scangroup Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-02), WPP Scangroup's current share price is KES2.68. WPP Scangroup's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was KES19.76. WPP Scangroup's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.14.

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

NAI:SCAN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09   Med: 0.23   Max: 1.08
Current: 0.14

During the past 13 years, WPP Scangroup's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.08. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.23.

NAI:SCAN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
93.96% of 679 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.1 vs NAI:SCAN: 0.14

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.

WPP Scangroup's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was KES11.045. 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 KES19.76 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec24.

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WPP Scangroup Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPP Scangroup'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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WPP Scangroup Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

WPP Scangroup 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 0.30 0.20 0.14 0.10 0.13

WPP Scangroup Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 0.14 - 0.10 - 0.13

Competitive Comparison of WPP Scangroup's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, WPP Scangroup'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.


WPP Scangroup's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, WPP Scangroup's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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WPP Scangroup 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.

WPP Scangroup's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=2.68/19.76
=0.14

* 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.

WPP Scangroup's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 is calculated as:

For example, WPP Scangroup's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec24 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec24)
=11.045/133.1571*133.1571
=11.045

Current CPI (Dec24) = 133.1571.

WPP Scangroup Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201512 21.111 99.792 28.169
201612 22.772 101.863 29.768
201712 23.356 104.011 29.901
201812 19.360 105.998 24.320
201912 16.265 108.420 19.976
202012 12.092 109.897 14.651
202112 12.590 117.630 14.252
202212 12.084 125.222 12.850
202312 12.347 129.419 12.704
202412 11.045 133.157 11.045

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.


WPP Scangroup  (NAI:SCAN) 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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WPP Scangroup Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Valley Road, Upper Hill, The Chancery, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 34537, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
WPP Scangroup Ltd is a company based in Kenya which is engaged in the provision of marketing communication services. The principal activity of the company includes the provision of integrated marketing communication services, which consolidates six disciplines including advertising, branding, consulting, media investment management, advertising research, public relations, digital advertising and specialty communications. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from Kenya.

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