URAL (United Rail) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 20, 2026)

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What is United Rail Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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United Rail  (OTCPK:URAL) 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.


United Rail Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


United Rail Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for United Rail's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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.

United Rail Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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United Rail Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Competitor Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, United Rail'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.


United Rail Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, United Rail's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



United Rail 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.

United Rail's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

For example, United Rail's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2017 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2017)
=0/244.9550*244.9550
=0.000

Current CPI (Jun. 2017) = 244.9550.

United Rail Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200706 0.000 208.352 0.000
200709 0.000 208.490 0.000
200712 0.000 210.036 0.000
200803 0.000 213.528 0.000
200806 0.000 218.815 0.000
200809 0.000 218.783 0.000
200812 0.000 210.228 0.000
200903 0.000 212.709 0.000
200906 0.000 215.693 0.000
200909 0.000 215.969 0.000
200912 0.000 215.949 0.000
201003 0.000 217.631 0.000
201006 0.000 217.965 0.000
201009 0.000 218.439 0.000
201012 0.000 219.179 0.000
201103 0.000 223.467 0.000
201106 0.000 225.722 0.000
201109 0.000 226.889 0.000
201112 0.000 225.672 0.000
201203 0.000 229.392 0.000
201206 0.000 229.478 0.000
201209 0.000 231.407 0.000
201212 0.000 229.601 0.000
201303 0.000 232.773 0.000
201306 0.000 233.504 0.000
201309 0.000 234.149 0.000
201312 0.000 233.049 0.000
201403 0.000 236.293 0.000
201406 0.000 238.343 0.000
201409 0.000 238.031 0.000
201412 0.000 234.812 0.000
201503 0.000 236.119 0.000
201506 0.000 238.638 0.000
201509 0.000 237.945 0.000
201512 0.000 236.525 0.000
201603 0.000 238.132 0.000
201606 0.000 241.018 0.000
201609 0.000 241.428 0.000
201612 0.000 241.432 0.000
201706 0.000 244.955 0.000

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.


United Rail Business Description

Address 304 South Jones Boulevard, Suite 6890, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89107
United Rail Inc is engaged in passenger rail transportation. It is a rail resource management company catering to independent rail operators in the passenger rail excursion and short line freight business.