Absolutely Critical Resources (TSXV:ABC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.83 (As of Aug. 17, 2026) — 1086% Above Median

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What is Absolutely Critical Resources Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Absolutely Critical Resources TSXV:ABC Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.83 as of Aug. 17, 2026, which is 1086% above its 10-year median of 0.07. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,520 Metals & Mining companies, Absolutely Critical Resources ranks better than 60.26% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-17), Absolutely Critical Resources's current share price is C$0.025. Absolutely Critical Resources's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was C$0.03. Absolutely Critical Resources's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.83.

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

TSXV:ABC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.07   Max: 0.98
Current: 0.98

During the past years, Absolutely Critical Resources's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.98. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.07.

TSXV:ABC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
60.26% of 1520 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.515 vs TSXV:ABC: 0.98

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.

Absolutely Critical Resources's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2026 was C$-0.019. 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$0.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2026.

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Absolutely Critical Resources  (TSXV:ABC) 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.


Absolutely Critical Resources Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Absolutely Critical Resources Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Absolutely Critical Resources'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.

Absolutely Critical Resources Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Absolutely Critical Resources Annual Data
Trend May15 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.12 0.13 0.05 0.09

Absolutely Critical Resources Quarterly Data
May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26
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 0.19 0.09 0.25 0.29 1.18

Absolutely Critical Resources Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Absolutely Critical Resources'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.


Absolutely Critical Resources Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Absolutely Critical Resources 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.

Absolutely Critical Resources's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.025/0.03
=0.83

* 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.

Absolutely Critical Resources's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Absolutely Critical Resources's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2026)
=-0.019/131.0772*131.0772
=-0.019

Current CPI (Feb. 2026) = 131.0772.

Absolutely Critical Resources Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201408 0.715 99.315 0.944
201411 0.732 99.078 0.968
201502 0.720 99.078 0.953
201505 -0.449 100.263 -0.587
201508 -0.470 100.579 -0.613
201511 -0.498 100.421 -0.650
201602 -0.393 100.421 -0.513
201705 -0.532 103.108 -0.676
201805 -0.561 105.399 -0.698
201808 0.000 106.031 0.000
201811 0.000 105.478 0.000
201902 0.000 106.268 0.000
201905 0.166 107.927 0.202
201908 0.162 108.085 0.196
201911 0.155 107.769 0.189
202002 0.152 108.559 0.184
202005 0.127 107.532 0.155
202008 0.120 108.243 0.145
202011 0.114 108.796 0.137
202102 0.096 109.745 0.115
202105 0.073 111.404 0.086
202108 0.079 112.668 0.092
202111 0.073 113.932 0.084
202202 0.068 115.986 0.077
202205 0.052 120.016 0.057
202208 0.040 120.569 0.043
202211 0.034 121.675 0.037
202302 0.028 122.070 0.030
202305 0.022 124.045 0.023
202308 0.017 125.389 0.018
202311 0.012 125.468 0.013
202402 0.007 125.468 0.007
202405 0.001 127.601 0.001
202408 -0.004 127.838 -0.004
202411 -0.009 127.838 -0.009
202502 -0.009 128.786 -0.009
202505 -0.009 129.813 -0.009
202508 -0.012 130.208 -0.012
202511 -0.015 130.682 -0.015
202602 -0.019 131.077 -0.019

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.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.83 mean?
Absolutely Critical Resources (TSXV:ABC) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.83 as of Aug. 17, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Absolutely Critical Resources and its competitors. This is 1086% above median its historical median of 0.07. Over the past decade, Absolutely Critical Resources' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.01 to 0.98. According to the industry distribution chart, Absolutely Critical Resources ranks #604 out of 1520 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 39.7%.
Is Absolutely Critical Resources' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Absolutely Critical Resources' current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.83 is 1086% above median its 10-year median of 0.07. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.01 to a high of 0.98. The Metals & Mining industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.52. Absolutely Critical Resources' value of 0.83 is 45.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Absolutely Critical Resources ranks #604 out of 1520 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Absolutely Critical Resources' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Absolutely Critical Resources ranks #604 out of 1520 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This puts Absolutely Critical Resources in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.52. Absolutely Critical Resources' value of 0.83 is 45.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Absolutely Critical Resources' own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.01 to 0.98 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.07 vs. the industry median of 1.52, Absolutely Critical Resources has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Metals & Mining companies is 1.52, based on 1,520 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Absolutely Critical Resources's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.83 is 45.2% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Absolutely Critical Resources and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.52 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Absolutely Critical Resources's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.83, which is 1086% above median its own 10-year median of 0.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Absolutely Critical Resources stock overvalued right now?
Absolutely Critical Resources (TSXV:ABC) has a current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.83. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.83, which is 1086% above median its 10-year median of 0.07 and 45.2% below the Metals & Mining industry median of 1.52. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Absolutely Critical Resources (TSXV:ABC), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.83 as of Aug. 17, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Absolutely Critical Resources Business Description

Address 925 West Georgia Street, Suite 1600, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3L2
Absolutely Critical Resources Corp Formerly AFR NuVenture Resources Inc is an exploration-stage company engaged in the exploration and evaluation of assets. The Company operates in one reportable segment, being the exploration and evaluation of mineral assets in North America. The company's projects include the Massey Project and the Silver Bell-St. Lawrence Gold Project.