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Kaiser Aluminum (STU:KLU1) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.79 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-03), Kaiser Aluminum's current share price is €90.50. Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €50.69. Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.79.

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

STU:KLU1' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.95   Med: 1.88   Max: 3.83
Current: 1.78

During the past years, Kaiser Aluminum's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.83. The lowest was 0.95. And the median was 1.88.

STU:KLU1's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
69.09% of 1624 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 0.88 vs STU:KLU1: 1.78

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.

Kaiser Aluminum's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €38.098. 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 €50.69 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kaiser Aluminum'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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Kaiser Aluminum Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Kaiser Aluminum 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 2.08 1.86 1.69 1.34 1.30

Kaiser Aluminum Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.32 1.27 1.34 1.30 1.63

Competitive Comparison of Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Aluminum subindustry, Kaiser Aluminum'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.


Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kaiser Aluminum 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.

Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=90.50/50.69
=1.79

* 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.

Kaiser Aluminum's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Kaiser Aluminum's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=38.098/131.7762*131.7762
=38.098

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Kaiser Aluminum Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 44.888 100.560 58.823
201409 47.906 100.428 62.860
201412 46.793 99.070 62.241
201503 40.357 99.621 53.383
201506 39.457 100.684 51.642
201509 39.089 100.392 51.309
201512 39.377 99.792 51.997
201603 39.332 100.470 51.588
201606 40.000 101.688 51.835
201609 40.471 101.861 52.357
201612 43.218 101.863 55.910
201703 43.205 102.862 55.350
201706 40.430 103.349 51.551
201709 38.889 104.136 49.211
201712 37.596 104.011 47.632
201803 36.417 105.290 45.578
201806 39.087 106.317 48.447
201809 39.491 106.507 48.861
201812 40.088 105.998 49.837
201903 41.023 107.251 50.404
201906 41.206 108.070 50.245
201909 42.907 108.329 52.194
201912 41.624 108.420 50.591
202003 41.331 108.902 50.013
202006 40.367 108.767 48.906
202009 38.621 109.815 46.345
202012 38.074 109.897 45.654
202103 38.958 111.754 45.938
202106 37.717 114.631 43.358
202109 38.635 115.734 43.990
202112 38.630 117.630 43.276
202203 40.433 121.301 43.925
202206 38.619 125.017 40.707
202209 40.677 125.227 42.805
202212 37.379 125.222 39.336
202303 37.164 127.348 38.456
202306 36.780 128.729 37.651
202309 37.489 129.860 38.042
202312 37.342 129.419 38.022
202403 38.098 131.776 38.098

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.


Kaiser Aluminum  (STU:KLU1) 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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Kaiser Aluminum (STU:KLU1) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1550 West McEwen Drive, Suite 500, Franklin, TN, USA, 37067
Kaiser Aluminum Corp produces and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products primarily to industrial customers. The company purchases primary and scrap aluminum, primarily from its five largest suppliers, and processes it into specialized value-added products. It hedges its aluminum costs in an attempt to match commodity price changes between the time it purchases the raw materials and sells the finished products. Kaiser produces high-strength aluminum products for the aerospace industry, specialized aluminum extrusions for the automotive industry, and also sells products to customers in the general engineering industry. Nearly all of Kaiser's revenue is generated in the US, with the remainder coming from Canada. The company's operations are also located in the U.S. and Canada.

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