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BWX Technologies (STU:4BW) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 15.38 (As of Apr. 29, 2025)


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What is BWX Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-04-29), BWX Technologies's current share price is €94.88. BWX Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was €6.17. BWX Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 15.38.

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

STU:4BW' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.13   Med: 9.45   Max: 20.64
Current: 16.88

During the past years, BWX Technologies's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 20.64. The lowest was 6.13. And the median was 9.45.

STU:4BW's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
94.9% of 196 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.555 vs STU:4BW: 16.88

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.

BWX Technologies's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €11.285. 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 €6.17 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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BWX Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for BWX Technologies'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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BWX Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

BWX Technologies 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 9.82 7.47 8.88 11.83 17.33

BWX Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 11.83 15.77 14.67 16.88 17.33

Competitive Comparison of BWX Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, BWX Technologies'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.


BWX Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, BWX Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BWX Technologies 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.

BWX Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=94.88/6.17
=15.38

* 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.

BWX Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, BWX Technologies's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2024)
=11.285/133.1571*133.1571
=11.285

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 133.1571.

BWX Technologies Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201503 8.914 99.621 11.915
201506 2.013 100.684 2.662
201509 2.649 100.392 3.514
201512 2.317 99.792 3.092
201603 2.307 100.470 3.058
201606 2.512 101.688 3.289
201609 1.062 101.861 1.388
201612 1.432 101.863 1.872
201703 1.944 102.862 2.517
201706 2.366 103.349 3.048
201709 2.600 104.136 3.325
201712 2.426 104.011 3.106
201803 2.808 105.290 3.551
201806 3.334 106.317 4.176
201809 3.407 106.507 4.260
201812 2.175 105.998 2.732
201903 2.259 107.251 2.805
201906 2.735 108.070 3.370
201909 3.379 108.329 4.153
201912 3.816 108.420 4.687
202003 4.082 108.902 4.991
202006 4.487 108.767 5.493
202009 4.901 109.815 5.943
202012 5.328 109.897 6.456
202103 5.794 111.754 6.904
202106 6.184 114.631 7.183
202109 5.331 115.734 6.134
202112 6.170 117.630 6.984
202203 6.571 121.301 7.213
202206 7.305 125.017 7.781
202209 7.892 125.227 8.392
202212 7.741 125.222 8.232
202303 8.050 127.348 8.417
202306 8.494 128.729 8.786
202309 8.929 129.860 9.156
202312 9.351 129.419 9.621
202403 9.523 131.776 9.623
202406 10.147 132.554 10.193
202409 10.432 133.029 10.442
202412 11.285 133.157 11.285

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.


BWX Technologies  (STU:4BW) 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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BWX Technologies Business Description

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Address
800 Main Street, 4th Floor, Lynchburg, VA, USA, 24504
BWX Technologies Inc is a specialty manufacturer and service provider of nuclear components, operating in two segments: Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment produces naval nuclear reactors and fuel for the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, while the Commercial Operations segment designs and manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, reactor components, and other auxiliary equipment, including containers for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. The majority of the company's revenue comes from Government Operations, with sales primarily in the United States, Canada, and other regions.

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