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Cara Therapeutics (Cara Therapeutics) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.23 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Cara Therapeutics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-16), Cara Therapeutics's current share price is $0.8052. Cara Therapeutics's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.51. Cara Therapeutics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.23.

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

CARA' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 1.42   Max: 5.49
Current: 0.22

During the past years, Cara Therapeutics's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.49. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 1.42.

CARA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
82.82% of 646 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.76 vs CARA: 0.22

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.

Cara Therapeutics's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.545. 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 $3.51 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Cara Therapeutics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cara Therapeutics'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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Cara Therapeutics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Cara Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Cara Therapeutics 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 1.42 0.82 0.48 0.21 0.26

Competitive Comparison of Cara Therapeutics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cara Therapeutics'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.


Cara Therapeutics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Cara Therapeutics 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.

Cara Therapeutics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.8052/3.51
=0.23

* 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.

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

For example, Cara Therapeutics'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)
=0.545/131.7762*131.7762
=0.545

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Cara Therapeutics Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.720 100.560 3.564
201409 2.429 100.428 3.187
201412 2.266 99.070 3.014
201503 2.078 99.621 2.749
201506 1.860 100.684 2.434
201509 4.181 100.392 5.488
201512 3.854 99.792 5.089
201603 3.479 100.470 4.563
201606 3.027 101.688 3.923
201609 2.632 101.861 3.405
201612 1.858 101.863 2.404
201703 0.902 102.862 1.156
201706 3.354 103.349 4.277
201709 3.038 104.136 3.844
201712 2.657 104.011 3.366
201803 2.205 105.290 2.760
201806 2.146 106.317 2.660
201809 3.796 106.507 4.697
201812 3.379 105.998 4.201
201903 2.894 107.251 3.556
201906 2.487 108.070 3.033
201909 4.540 108.329 5.523
201912 3.996 108.420 4.857
202003 3.434 108.902 4.155
202006 3.007 108.767 3.643
202009 2.726 109.815 3.271
202012 4.993 109.897 5.987
202103 4.607 111.754 5.432
202106 4.062 114.631 4.670
202109 4.129 115.734 4.701
202112 4.254 117.630 4.766
202203 3.809 121.301 4.138
202206 3.806 125.017 4.012
202209 3.440 125.227 3.620
202212 2.951 125.222 3.105
202303 2.531 127.348 2.619
202306 2.015 128.729 2.063
202309 1.572 129.860 1.595
202312 1.048 129.419 1.067
202403 0.545 131.776 0.545

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.


Cara Therapeutics  (NAS:CARA) 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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Cara Therapeutics (Cara Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
107 Elm Street, 9th Floor, 4 Stamford Plaza, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Cara Therapeutics Inc is an emerging biotechnology company involved in the development of novel therapeutics to treat human diseases associated with inflammation, pain, and pruritus. Cara's most advanced compound, CR845, aims to treat acute pain and pruritus. This patented compound has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipruritic properties that can be used for multiple therapeutic applications. Additionally, Cara's objective is to use its proprietary drug-screening technology to develop a future pipeline of first-in-class molecules with analgesic and anti-inflammatory features.
Executives
Christopher Posner director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Helen M Boudreau director 200 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Joana Goncalves officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Scott Terrillion officer: Sec'y; Chief Compliance & G.C. C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Menzaghi Frederique Ph.d. officer: VP-Research & Development C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Moltke Lisa Von director C/O SERESTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 200 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Martin Vogelbaum director 675 ALMANOR AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ryan D Maynard officer: Chief Financial Officer RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1180 VETERANS BLVD., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Csl Ltd 10 percent owner
Jeffrey L. Ives director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Bains Harrison M Jr director
Thomas Charles Reilly officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, CH-9014, ST. GALLEN V8 9014
Vifor (international) Ltd 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, ST. GALLEN V8 9000
Vifor Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner UNTERMATTWEG 8, BERNE V8 CH-3027