STEW (SRH Total Return Fund,) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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STEW SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. STEW
56 GF Score
Price $18.05
GF Value $22.38
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is SRH Total Return Fund, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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SRH Total Return Fund,  (NYSE:STEW) 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.


SRH Total Return Fund, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


SRH Total Return Fund, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for SRH Total Return Fund,'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.

SRH Total Return Fund, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

SRH Total Return Fund, Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.98 0.90 0.86 1.00 1.01

SRH Total Return Fund, Semi-Annual Data
Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23 May24 Nov24 May25 Nov25 May26
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 0.91 1.00 1.04 1.04 0.94

STEW vs TSLX, PDO, BST: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, SRH Total Return Fund,'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.


SRH Total Return Fund, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, SRH Total Return Fund,'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SRH Total Return Fund,'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


STEW
56GF Score
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. STEW
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SRH Total Return Fund, 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.

SRH Total Return Fund,'s Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Nov25 is calculated as:

For example, SRH Total Return Fund,'s adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Nov25 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Nov25 (Change)*Current CPI (Nov25)
=23.113/324.1220*324.1220
=23.113

Current CPI (Nov25) = 324.1220.

SRH Total Return Fund, Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201611 10.868 241.353 14.595
201711 12.795 246.669 16.813
201811 13.322 252.038 17.132
201911 13.563 257.208 17.091
202011 13.289 260.229 16.552
202111 15.691 277.948 18.298
202211 15.879 297.711 17.288
202311 16.830 307.051 17.766
202411 21.968 315.493 22.569
202511 23.113 324.122 23.113

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.

Is SRH Total Return Fund, (STEW) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SRH Total Return Fund, stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $18.05 is trading 19.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $22.38. GuruFocus considers SRH Total Return Fund, to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STEW:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $22.38 vs. price of $18.05 (19.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 56/100 with 4 warning signs

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SRH Total Return Fund, Business Description

Address 1700 Broadway, Suite 2100, Denver, CO, USA, 80290
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objective is to seek total returns. Its fund utilizes a bottom-up, value-driven investment process to identify securities of good quality businesses trading below estimated intrinsic value. The Funds are available as an actively-managed closed-end fund, an actively managed ETF and a passively-managed ETF.
56GF Score

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$18.05
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$22.38
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