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UUU (Universal Security Instruments) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.49 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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What is Universal Security Instruments Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-29), Universal Security Instruments's current share price is $2.43. Universal Security Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $4.99. Universal Security Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.49.

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

UUU' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.31   Max: 1.29
Current: 0.47

During the past years, Universal Security Instruments's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.29. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.31.

UUU's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
85.51% of 683 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.54 vs UUU: 0.47

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.

Universal Security Instruments's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $1.799. 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 $4.99 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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Universal Security Instruments Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Security Instruments'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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Universal Security Instruments Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Universal Security Instruments Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.84 0.56 0.35 0.28

Universal Security Instruments 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 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.22 0.47

Competitive Comparison of Universal Security Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Universal Security Instruments'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.


Universal Security Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Universal Security Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Universal Security Instruments 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.

Universal Security Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=2.43/4.99
=0.49

* 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.

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

For example, Universal Security Instruments'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)
=1.799/133.1571*133.1571
=1.799

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 133.1571.

Universal Security Instruments Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201503 8.109 99.621 10.839
201506 7.733 100.684 10.227
201509 7.541 100.392 10.002
201512 7.345 99.792 9.801
201603 7.361 100.470 9.756
201606 6.837 101.688 8.953
201609 6.759 101.861 8.836
201612 6.413 101.863 8.383
201703 6.153 102.862 7.965
201706 5.984 103.349 7.710
201709 5.955 104.136 7.615
201712 5.569 104.011 7.130
201803 5.514 105.290 6.973
201806 5.156 106.317 6.458
201809 5.061 106.507 6.327
201812 4.768 105.998 5.990
201903 4.701 107.251 5.837
201906 4.373 108.070 5.388
201909 4.007 108.329 4.925
201912 3.574 108.420 4.389
202003 1.923 108.902 2.351
202006 1.889 108.767 2.313
202009 2.203 109.815 2.671
202012 2.236 109.897 2.709
202103 2.039 111.754 2.430
202106 2.045 114.631 2.375
202109 2.092 115.734 2.407
202112 2.107 117.630 2.385
202203 2.005 121.301 2.201
202206 1.959 125.017 2.087
202209 2.046 125.227 2.176
202212 2.194 125.222 2.333
202303 2.317 127.348 2.423
202306 2.388 128.729 2.470
202309 2.308 129.860 2.367
202312 2.352 129.419 2.420
202403 2.146 131.776 2.168
202406 1.955 132.554 1.964
202409 2.204 133.029 2.206
202412 1.799 133.157 1.799

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.


Universal Security Instruments  (AMEX:UUU) 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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Universal Security Instruments Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, MD, USA, 21117
Universal Security Instruments Inc is a U.S based manufacturer and distributor of safety and security devices in the Peoples Republic of China . The company markets a line of residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms under the trade names UNIVERSAL and USI Electric. It also markets products to the electrical distribution trade such as electrical and lighting distributors as well as manufactured housing companies. Its product portfolio consists of smoke and fire alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, multi-gas alarms, universal smoke sensing technology, and plug-in alarms.
Executives
Bitnile Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 11411 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PARKWAY, SUITE 240, LAS VEGAS NV 89141
North Star Investment Management Corp. other: SEE NOTE 2 BELOW 20 N. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE # 1416, CHICAGO IL 60606
North Star Micro Cap Fund 10 percent owner 80 ARKAY DRIVE, SUITE 110, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Ira Bormel director 11407 CRONHILL DRIVE, SUITE A, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Harvey B Grossblatt director, officer: President, CEO 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Ronald A Seff director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Howard B Silverman director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Cary Luskin director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Michael L Kovens 10 percent owner 6 REGENCY CT, BALTIMORE MD 21208
James Ballard Huff officer: Chief Financial Officer 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Ronald S Lazarus 10 percent owner 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Stephen C Knepper director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117

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