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SOHU (Sohu.com) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.56 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Sohu.com Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-12-12), Sohu.com's current share price is $14.03. Sohu.com's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $25.24. Sohu.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.56.

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

SOHU' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 0.7   Max: 3.69
Current: 0.55

During the past years, Sohu.com's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.69. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.70.

SOHU's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
84.96% of 266 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 1.785 vs SOHU: 0.55

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.

Sohu.com's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $30.683. 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 $25.24 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

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Sohu.com Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sohu.com'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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Sohu.com Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Sohu.com 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 0.40 0.61 0.63 0.52 0.39

Sohu.com Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.36 0.39 0.41 0.55 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Sohu.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Sohu.com'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.


Sohu.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Sohu.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sohu.com 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.

Sohu.com's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=14.03/25.24
=0.56

* 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.

Sohu.com's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Sohu.com's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2024)
=30.683/115.7848*115.7848
=30.683

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 115.7848.

Sohu.com Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201412 31.206 99.000 36.497
201503 30.586 99.900 35.449
201506 30.388 99.500 35.361
201509 33.118 100.500 38.155
201512 32.107 100.600 36.953
201603 31.621 102.200 35.824
201606 29.914 101.400 34.158
201609 27.994 102.400 31.653
201612 25.646 102.600 28.942
201703 23.932 103.200 26.850
201706 22.069 103.100 24.784
201709 20.055 104.100 22.306
201712 19.375 104.500 21.467
201803 17.071 105.300 18.771
201806 15.841 104.900 17.485
201809 14.580 106.600 15.836
201812 15.011 106.500 16.320
201903 13.645 107.700 14.669
201906 12.138 107.700 13.049
201909 11.472 109.800 12.097
201912 10.911 111.200 11.361
202003 10.266 112.300 10.585
202006 7.358 110.400 7.717
202009 7.224 111.700 7.488
202012 8.837 111.500 9.177
202103 9.955 112.662 10.231
202106 11.601 111.769 12.018
202109 33.655 112.215 34.726
202112 33.774 113.108 34.573
202203 32.503 114.335 32.915
202206 34.979 114.558 35.354
202209 32.608 115.339 32.734
202212 32.885 115.116 33.076
202303 32.707 115.116 32.897
202306 30.844 114.558 31.174
202309 32.294 115.339 32.419
202312 32.042 114.781 32.322
202403 31.030 115.227 31.180
202406 30.048 114.781 30.311
202409 30.683 115.785 30.683

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.


Sohu.com  (NAS:SOHU) 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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Sohu.com Business Description

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Address
No. 2 Kexueyuan South Road, Level 18, Block 3, SOHU.com Media Plaza, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100190
Sohu.com Ltd provides online media, games, and search products and services on PCs and mobile devices in China. The company operates in Sohu and Changyou segments. The company is involved in the development, operation, and licensing of online games for PCs and mobile devices, which include massively multiplayer online role-playing games, casual games, and strategy games. In addition, it operates focus.cn, which provides online real estate information and services; and 17173.com website, which provides news, electronic forums, online videos, and other online game information services to game players, as well as offers mobile game distribution services. It generates maximum revenue from the Changyou segment.