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Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.65 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is Ballard Power Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-28), Ballard Power Systems's current share price is C$2.01. Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was C$3.11. Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.65.

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

TSX:BLDP' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 3.14   Max: 41.5
Current: 0.65

During the past years, Ballard Power Systems's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 41.50. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 3.14.

TSX:BLDP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
83.54% of 2230 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 2.05 vs TSX:BLDP: 0.65

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.

Ballard Power Systems's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$3.130. 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$3.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Ballard Power Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ballard Power Systems'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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Ballard Power Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Ballard Power Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Ballard Power Systems Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 1.35 1.06 0.82 0.79 0.51

Competitive Comparison of Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ballard Power Systems'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.


Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ballard Power Systems 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.

Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=2.01/3.11
=0.65

* 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.

Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Ballard Power Systems's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=3.13/129.1809*129.1809
=3.130

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

Ballard Power Systems Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 0.778 100.500 1.000
201509 0.872 100.421 1.122
201512 1.001 99.947 1.294
201603 0.890 101.054 1.138
201606 0.827 102.002 1.047
201609 0.941 101.765 1.195
201612 0.953 101.449 1.214
201703 0.912 102.634 1.148
201706 0.906 103.029 1.136
201709 0.838 103.345 1.048
201712 0.859 103.345 1.074
201803 0.836 105.004 1.028
201806 0.828 105.557 1.013
201809 0.792 105.636 0.969
201812 1.638 105.399 2.008
201903 1.557 106.979 1.880
201906 1.513 107.690 1.815
201909 1.460 107.611 1.753
201912 1.411 107.769 1.691
202003 1.666 107.927 1.994
202006 1.624 108.401 1.935
202009 2.532 108.164 3.024
202012 4.091 108.559 4.868
202103 5.951 110.298 6.970
202106 5.708 111.720 6.600
202109 5.798 112.905 6.634
202112 5.711 113.774 6.484
202203 5.462 117.646 5.998
202206 5.289 120.806 5.656
202209 5.319 120.648 5.695
202212 5.276 120.964 5.634
202303 5.166 122.702 5.439
202306 4.883 124.203 5.079
202309 4.704 125.230 4.852
202312 4.448 125.072 4.594
202403 4.304 126.258 4.404
202406 4.221 127.522 4.276
202409 3.255 127.285 3.303
202412 3.202 127.364 3.248
202503 3.130 129.181 3.130

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.


Ballard Power Systems  (TSX:BLDP) 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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Ballard Power Systems Business Description

Address
9000 Glenlyon Parkway, Legal Department, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5J 5J8
Ballard Power Systems Inc is engaged in design, development, manufacture, sale and service of proton exchange membrane ("PEM") fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on power products for bus, truck, rail, marine, stationary and emerging market (material handling, off-road and other) applications, as well as the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services and training. A fuel cell is an environmentally clean electrochemical device that combines hydrogen fuel with oxygen (from the air) to produce electricity. Key geographical revenue is derived from Poland followed by United States, United Kingdom, and other countries.
Executives
Sarbjot Sidhu Senior Officer
Kevin Michael Colbow Senior Officer
Robert Randall Macewen Senior Officer
Jacqueline Adrienne Dedo Director
David Mucciacciaro Senior Officer
Mark Edward Biznek Senior Officer
Paul Michael Dobson Senior Officer
Jay Francis Murray Senior Officer
Anthony Robert Guglielmin Senior Officer
Jan Louise Laishley Senior Officer
Kerry Brent Hillier Senior Officer
Ian Douglas Sutcliffe Director
Robert William Campbell Senior Officer
David Martin Whyte Senior Officer