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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBO:WBDI) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.37 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Warner Bros. Discovery Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-02), Warner Bros. Discovery's current share price is €6.945. Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €18.73. Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.37.

The historical rank and industry rank for Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:WBDI' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 1.81   Max: 4.47
Current: 0.38

During the past years, Warner Bros. Discovery's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.47. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 1.81.

WBO:WBDI's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
82.5% of 640 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.11 vs WBO:WBDI: 0.38

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.

Warner Bros. Discovery's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €17.004. 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 €18.73 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warner Bros. Discovery'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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Warner Bros. Discovery Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Warner Bros. Discovery Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.00 1.74 1.23 0.47 0.56

Warner Bros. Discovery Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.47 0.74 0.61 0.53 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery'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.


Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Warner Bros. Discovery 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.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=6.945/18.73
=0.37

* 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.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Warner Bros. Discovery's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=17.004/129.4194*129.4194
=17.004

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Warner Bros. Discovery Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 14.465 99.695 18.778
201406 14.941 100.560 19.229
201409 10.214 100.428 13.163
201412 10.348 99.070 13.518
201503 11.243 99.621 14.606
201506 11.345 100.684 14.583
201509 11.677 100.392 15.053
201512 11.967 99.792 15.520
201603 11.720 100.470 15.097
201606 11.829 101.688 15.055
201609 11.764 101.861 14.947
201612 12.555 101.863 15.951
201703 12.885 102.862 16.212
201706 12.938 103.349 16.202
201709 12.673 104.136 15.750
201712 10.277 104.011 12.788
201803 12.233 105.290 15.037
201806 13.001 106.317 15.826
201809 13.299 106.507 16.160
201812 14.087 105.998 17.200
201903 14.658 107.251 17.688
201906 15.826 108.070 18.953
201909 16.399 108.329 19.592
201912 16.956 108.420 20.240
202003 16.904 108.902 20.089
202006 17.282 108.767 20.563
202009 17.276 109.815 20.360
202012 17.680 109.897 20.821
202103 17.971 111.754 20.812
202106 18.948 114.631 21.392
202109 19.505 115.734 21.811
202112 20.295 117.630 22.329
202203 21.351 121.301 22.780
202206 20.020 125.017 20.725
202209 20.182 125.227 20.858
202212 18.295 125.222 18.908
202303 17.827 127.348 18.117
202306 17.215 128.729 17.307
202309 17.208 129.860 17.150
202312 17.004 129.419 17.004

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.


Warner Bros. Discovery  (WBO:WBDI) 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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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBO:WBDI) Business Description

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Warner Bros. Discovery, the result of combining two large media firms, is one of the largest media firms in the world with tremendous scale and reach. The new company owns some of the biggest global networks including HBO, Discovery, CNN, and TLC and well-known franchises like Superman, Rick and Morty, and Game of Thrones. The firm's content production studios include Warner Bros., HBO, Discovery Studios, DC Films, and Cartoon Network Studios. The company operates two major streaming services, Max and Discovery+.

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