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Algonquin Power & Utilities (TSX:AQN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.94 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Algonquin Power & Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-14), Algonquin Power & Utilities's current share price is C$8.86. Algonquin Power & Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$9.40. Algonquin Power & Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.94.

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

TSX:AQN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 2.33   Max: 3.7
Current: 0.95

During the past years, Algonquin Power & Utilities's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.70. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 2.33.

TSX:AQN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
57.69% of 260 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs TSX:AQN: 0.95

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.

Algonquin Power & Utilities's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$9.198. 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 C$9.40 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Algonquin Power & Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Algonquin Power & Utilities'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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Algonquin Power & Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Algonquin Power & Utilities 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 3.06 3.17 2.43 1.03 0.90

Algonquin Power & Utilities 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 1.29 1.22 0.87 0.90 0.91

Competitive Comparison of Algonquin Power & Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Algonquin Power & Utilities'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.


Algonquin Power & Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Algonquin Power & Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Algonquin Power & Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Algonquin Power & Utilities 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.

Algonquin Power & Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.86/9.4
=0.94

* 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.

Algonquin Power & Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Algonquin Power & Utilities'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)
=9.198/125.4675*125.4675
=9.198

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 125.4675.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 4.341 99.473 5.475
201409 4.711 99.394 5.947
201412 5.447 98.367 6.948
201503 6.018 99.789 7.567
201506 5.954 100.500 7.433
201509 6.225 100.421 7.778
201512 6.648 99.947 8.345
201603 6.392 101.054 7.936
201606 5.820 102.002 7.159
201609 5.868 101.765 7.235
201612 6.191 101.449 7.657
201703 7.251 102.634 8.864
201706 7.143 103.029 8.699
201709 6.688 103.345 8.120
201712 7.492 103.345 9.096
201803 7.480 105.004 8.938
201806 7.967 105.557 9.470
201809 7.949 105.636 9.441
201812 8.227 105.399 9.793
201903 8.285 106.979 9.717
201906 8.520 107.690 9.926
201909 8.603 107.611 10.031
201912 9.272 107.769 10.795
202003 9.320 107.927 10.835
202006 9.746 108.401 11.280
202009 10.120 108.164 11.739
202012 10.767 108.559 12.444
202103 10.538 110.298 11.987
202106 9.874 111.720 11.089
202109 9.967 112.905 11.076
202112 10.810 113.774 11.921
202203 10.553 117.646 11.255
202206 10.279 120.806 10.676
202209 10.113 120.648 10.517
202212 10.006 120.964 10.379
202303 10.515 122.702 10.752
202306 9.647 124.203 9.745
202309 9.299 125.230 9.317
202312 9.450 125.468 9.450
202403 9.198 125.468 9.198

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.


Algonquin Power & Utilities  (TSX:AQN) 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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Algonquin Power & Utilities (TSX:AQN) Business Description

Address
354 Davis Road, Oakville, ON, CAN, L6J 2X1
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp, a parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility with over $16 billion of total assets. Through its two business groups, the Regulated Services Group and the Renewable Energy Group, AQN is committed to providing safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy and water solutions through its portfolio of electric generation, transmission, and distribution utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada. AQN provides renewable energy through its portfolio of long-term contracted wind, solar, and hydroelectric generating facilities.
Executives
Amee Chande Director

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