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NEU (NewMarket) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 7.85 (As of May. 28, 2025)


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What is NewMarket Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-28), NewMarket's current share price is $632.60. NewMarket's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $80.61. NewMarket's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 7.85.

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

NEU' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.82   Med: 8.99   Max: 14.64
Current: 8.02

During the past years, NewMarket's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 14.64. The lowest was 4.82. And the median was 8.99.

NEU's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
92.74% of 1130 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.565 vs NEU: 8.02

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.

NewMarket's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $161.049. 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 $80.61 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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NewMarket Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

NewMarket 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 8.25 6.30 5.23 8.22 6.88

NewMarket 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 9.17 7.21 7.46 6.88 7.03

Competitive Comparison of NewMarket's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, NewMarket'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.


NewMarket's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, NewMarket's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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NewMarket 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=632.60/80.61
=7.85

* 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.

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

For example, NewMarket'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)
=161.049/134.9266*134.9266
=161.049

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

NewMarket Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 39.954 100.684 53.542
201509 31.385 100.392 42.182
201512 32.438 99.792 43.859
201603 33.011 100.470 44.332
201606 36.480 101.688 48.404
201609 40.253 101.861 53.320
201612 40.794 101.863 54.035
201703 44.800 102.862 58.765
201706 49.245 103.349 64.291
201709 53.020 104.136 68.697
201712 51.074 104.011 66.255
201803 55.551 105.290 71.188
201806 48.184 106.317 61.150
201809 49.463 106.507 62.662
201812 43.804 105.998 55.759
201903 48.105 107.251 60.519
201906 52.661 108.070 65.748
201909 56.246 108.329 70.056
201912 61.051 108.420 75.977
202003 58.438 108.902 72.403
202006 58.155 108.767 72.142
202009 66.251 109.815 81.401
202012 69.575 109.897 85.421
202103 74.154 111.754 89.530
202106 77.710 114.631 91.468
202109 72.650 115.734 84.698
202112 73.543 117.630 84.357
202203 74.119 121.301 82.445
202206 71.561 125.017 77.233
202209 67.610 125.227 72.847
202212 78.582 125.222 84.672
202303 85.373 127.348 90.454
202306 93.100 128.729 97.582
202309 101.350 129.860 105.305
202312 112.311 129.419 117.090
202403 120.105 131.776 122.976
202406 128.763 132.554 131.068
202409 142.187 133.029 144.215
202412 153.447 133.157 155.486
202503 161.049 134.927 161.049

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.


NewMarket  (NYSE:NEU) 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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NewMarket Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, VA, USA, 23219-4350
NewMarket Corp is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells petroleum additives. Petroleum additives are used in lubricating oils and fuels to enhance their performance in machinery, vehicles, and other equipment. It comprises two broad product applications. Lubricant additives are formulated chemical solutions that, when blended with base fluids, improve the efficiency, durability, performance, and functionality of mineral oils, synthetic oils, and biodegradable fluids. Fuel additives are chemical components that help oil refiners meet fuel specifications or formulated packages that improve the performance of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and other fuels.
Executives
Hazelgrove Bruce R Iii officer: VP - Corporate Resources 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Thomas E Gottwald director, officer: President & CEO 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Lowell Simmons Ukrop director 330 SOUTH 4TH ST, RICHMOND VA 23219
James E Rogers director 1021 EAST CARY STREET, PO BOX 2350, RICHMOND VA 23218-2350
Gail Ridgeway officer: Controller 330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Ting Xu director 330 S 4TH ST, RICHMOND VA 23219
Jewett Bryce Dickinson Iii officer: VP and General Counsel 330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Regina A Harm officer: President Afton Chemical Corp 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Cameron D. Warner officer: Treasurer 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Robert A. Shama officer: President Afton Chemical Corp 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Harris H Hiter Iii director 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219-4350
Brian D Paliotti officer: Vice President & CFO 330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
David A Fiorenza officer: Vice President and Treasurer
William J Skrobacz officer: Controller 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Patrick D Hanley director 1000 SEMMES AVE, RICHMOND VA 23224