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TEFOF (Telefonica) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.29 (As of Apr. 26, 2025)


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What is Telefonica Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-04-26), Telefonica's current share price is $5.172. Telefonica's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $4.02. Telefonica's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.29.

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

TEFOF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 1.12   Max: 3.2
Current: 1.05

During the past years, Telefonica's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.20. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 1.12.

TEFOF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
66.06% of 277 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.48 vs TEFOF: 1.05

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.

Telefonica's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $3.590. 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 $4.02 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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Telefonica Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Telefonica 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 0.81 0.93 0.80 0.83 0.94

Telefonica 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 0.83 0.96 0.92 1.05 0.94

Competitive Comparison of Telefonica's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telefonica'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.


Telefonica's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Telefonica's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Telefonica 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=5.172/4.02
=1.29

* 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.

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

For example, Telefonica'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)
=3.59/124.7533*124.7533
=3.590

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 124.7533.

Telefonica Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201503 5.493 99.474 6.889
201506 5.732 101.138 7.070
201509 4.664 99.559 5.844
201512 3.453 100.268 4.296
201603 4.015 98.638 5.078
201606 3.644 100.333 4.531
201609 3.825 99.737 4.784
201612 3.802 101.842 4.657
201703 4.308 100.896 5.327
201706 3.652 101.848 4.473
201709 3.980 101.524 4.891
201712 3.857 102.975 4.673
201803 4.210 102.122 5.143
201806 3.335 104.165 3.994
201809 3.657 103.818 4.394
201812 3.932 104.193 4.708
201903 4.239 103.488 5.110
201906 3.888 104.612 4.637
201909 3.579 103.905 4.297
201912 3.663 105.015 4.351
202003 3.008 103.469 3.627
202006 2.721 104.254 3.256
202009 2.437 103.521 2.937
202012 2.473 104.456 2.954
202103 2.674 104.857 3.181
202106 5.067 107.102 5.902
202109 4.808 107.669 5.571
202112 4.342 111.298 4.867
202203 4.820 115.153 5.222
202206 4.559 118.044 4.818
202209 4.410 117.221 4.693
202212 4.602 117.650 4.880
202303 4.475 118.948 4.693
202306 4.787 120.278 4.965
202309 4.821 121.343 4.957
202312 4.226 121.300 4.346
202403 4.427 122.762 4.499
202406 4.011 124.409 4.022
202409 4.047 123.121 4.101
202412 3.590 124.753 3.590

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.


Telefonica  (OTCPK:TEFOF) 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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Telefonica Business Description

Address
Ronda de la Comunicacion, s/n, Central Building Auditorium, Telefonica District, Madrid, ESP, 28050
Telefonica operates mobile and fixed networks in Spain (where it is the incumbent telephone operator), the UK, Germany, Brazil, and other Latin American countries like Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. The company derives more than 30% of its revenue from Spain, close to 20% from Germany, and 20% from Brazil. Its UK operations are held through a joint venture with Virgin Media. For several years Telefonica has been simplifying its corporate structure by selling noncore assets.