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Vulcan International (Vulcan International) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Jun. 16, 2024)


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What is Vulcan International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Vulcan International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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Vulcan International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Vulcan International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Vulcan International'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.


Vulcan International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Vulcan International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vulcan International 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.

Vulcan International's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 is calculated as:

For example, Vulcan International's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2005 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2005 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2005)
=59.675/82.0616*82.0616
=59.675

Current CPI (Jun. 2005) = 82.0616.

Vulcan International Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
199509 0.000 64.637 0.000
199512 29.712 64.763 37.648
199603 30.175 65.692 37.695
199606 30.377 66.113 37.705
199609 32.489 66.578 40.045
199612 34.980 66.915 42.898
199703 37.071 67.506 45.064
199706 38.985 67.632 47.302
199709 42.928 68.012 51.796
199712 48.294 68.054 58.234
199803 51.513 68.434 61.771
199806 48.294 68.771 57.627
199809 47.055 69.025 55.942
199812 57.541 69.151 68.284
199903 56.572 69.615 66.686
199906 57.717 70.122 67.545
199909 55.816 70.839 64.659
199912 52.423 71.008 60.584
200003 57.098 72.231 64.869
200006 56.382 72.737 63.610
200009 63.842 73.286 71.487
200012 64.297 73.413 71.872
200103 59.969 74.341 66.197
200106 58.906 75.100 64.366
200109 54.849 75.227 59.832
200112 53.758 74.552 59.173
200203 55.276 75.438 60.130
200206 49.254 75.902 53.251
200209 40.570 76.366 43.596
200212 43.954 76.324 47.258
200303 42.263 77.716 44.626
200306 50.053 77.505 52.996
200309 49.946 78.138 52.454
200312 56.734 77.758 59.874
200403 57.530 79.066 59.710
200406 56.606 80.037 58.038
200409 58.141 80.121 59.549
200412 61.964 80.290 63.332
200503 57.953 81.555 58.313
200506 59.675 82.062 59.675

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.


Vulcan International  (OTCPK:VULC) 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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Vulcan International (Vulcan International) Business Description

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Address
1151 College Street, Suite 1704, Clarksville, TN, USA, 37040
Vulcan International Corp is a United States based company engaged in the manufacturing of rubber and foam products. Its products include custom mixed rubber, polyethylene foams, expanded rubber sheets, firm sheets, among other products.

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