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Westlake (STU:UEO) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.97 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Westlake Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Westlake's current share price is €138.00. Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €46.52. Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.97.

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

STU:UEO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3   Med: 3.25   Max: 8.01
Current: 2.92

During the past years, Westlake's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.01. The lowest was 1.30. And the median was 3.25.

STU:UEO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
71.36% of 1051 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs STU:UEO: 2.92

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.

Westlake's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €73.246. 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 €46.52 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Westlake Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westlake'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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Westlake Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Westlake 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 2.70 2.75 2.71 2.34 2.73

Westlake Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.34 2.52 2.49 2.49 2.73

Competitive Comparison of Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake'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.


Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Westlake 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.

Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=138.00/46.52
=2.97

* 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.

Westlake's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Westlake's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=73.246/129.4194*129.4194
=73.246

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Westlake Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 13.918 99.695 18.068
201406 15.042 100.560 19.359
201409 16.477 100.428 21.234
201412 17.768 99.070 23.211
201503 20.724 99.621 26.923
201506 21.078 100.684 27.094
201509 21.945 100.392 28.290
201512 23.024 99.792 29.860
201603 23.479 100.470 30.244
201606 23.767 101.688 30.248
201609 23.901 101.861 30.367
201612 25.912 101.863 32.922
201703 26.513 102.862 33.358
201706 26.488 103.349 33.170
201709 26.442 104.136 32.862
201712 31.823 104.011 39.597
201803 32.172 105.290 39.545
201806 35.401 106.317 43.094
201809 37.169 106.507 45.165
201812 38.248 105.998 46.699
201903 38.761 107.251 46.773
201906 39.459 108.070 47.254
201909 41.270 108.329 49.305
201912 41.080 108.420 49.037
202003 41.772 108.902 49.642
202006 41.038 108.767 48.830
202009 39.545 109.815 46.605
202012 38.859 109.897 45.762
202103 41.046 111.754 47.534
202106 43.854 114.631 49.511
202109 48.531 115.734 54.270
202112 55.037 117.630 60.553
202203 61.428 121.301 65.539
202206 69.496 125.017 71.943
202209 76.118 125.227 78.667
202212 73.602 125.222 76.069
202303 75.304 127.348 76.529
202306 76.219 128.729 76.628
202309 78.641 129.860 78.374
202312 73.246 129.419 73.246

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.


Westlake  (STU:UEO) 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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Westlake (STU:UEO) Business Description

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2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
Westlake Corp is a manufacturer and global supplier of chemicals, polymers and building products. Its Performance and Essential Materials segment offers a wide range of essential building blocks for making products utilized in everyday living, including olefins, vinyl chemicals, polyethylene, and epoxies. Its Housing and Infrastructure Products segment produces key finished goods for building products, pipe and fittings, and global compounds businesses.

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