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Ashtead Group (STU:0LC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.15 (As of May. 22, 2025)


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What is Ashtead Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-22), Ashtead Group's current share price is €51.00. Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was €9.90. Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.15.

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

STU:0LC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.54   Med: 8.52   Max: 15.31
Current: 5.26

During the past years, Ashtead Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 15.31. The lowest was 4.54. And the median was 8.52.

STU:0LC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
87.52% of 673 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.52 vs STU:0LC: 5.26

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.

Ashtead Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was €16.997. 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 €9.90 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2025.

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Ashtead Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashtead Group'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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Ashtead Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Ashtead Group Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Ashtead Group Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 7.47 7.95 7.32 7.23 6.36

Competitive Comparison of Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Ashtead Group'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.


Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ashtead Group 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.

Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=51.00/9.90
=5.15

* 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.

Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Ashtead Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2025)
=16.997/135.1000*135.1000
=16.997

Current CPI (Jan. 2025) = 135.1000.

Ashtead Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201504 3.147 99.900 4.256
201507 3.386 100.000 4.574
201510 3.119 100.300 4.201
201601 3.386 99.900 4.579
201604 3.787 100.600 5.086
201607 4.052 100.900 5.425
201610 4.120 101.600 5.478
201701 4.520 101.800 5.999
201704 5.338 103.200 6.988
201707 4.759 103.500 6.212
201710 4.800 104.400 6.211
201801 5.826 104.500 7.532
201804 5.771 105.500 7.390
201807 6.160 105.900 7.859
201810 6.415 106.700 8.122
201901 6.733 106.400 8.549
201904 6.873 107.600 8.630
201907 7.155 108.000 8.950
201910 7.379 108.300 9.205
202001 7.545 108.300 9.412
202004 7.676 108.600 9.549
202007 7.622 109.200 9.430
202010 7.637 109.200 9.448
202101 7.845 109.300 9.697
202104 8.419 110.400 10.303
202107 8.903 111.400 10.797
202110 9.174 113.400 10.930
202201 9.800 114.600 11.553
202204 10.535 119.000 11.960
202207 11.810 121.200 13.164
202210 12.378 124.300 13.453
202301 12.144 124.800 13.146
202304 12.524 128.300 13.188
202307 13.356 129.000 13.988
202310 14.077 130.200 14.607
202401 14.488 130.000 15.056
202404 15.132 132.200 15.464
202407 15.611 132.900 15.869
202410 15.759 134.300 15.853
202501 16.997 135.100 16.997

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.


Ashtead Group  (STU:0LC) 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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Ashtead Group Business Description

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Address
100 Cheapside, London, GBR, EC2V 6DT
Ashtead is an equipment rental business with operations in the US, Canada, and United Kingdom, operating under the Sunbelt Rentals brand. Earnings are mostly derived from the US where Sunbelt enjoy a number-two market position with a 13% share in a highly fragmented market consisting of national, regional, and independent competitors. Ashtead rents a range of construction, industrial, and general equipment such as aerial lifts, hand-held tools, and forklifts across its more than 1,550 rental stores worldwide.

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