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Williams (WBO:WMB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.63 (As of Sep. 20, 2024)


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What is Williams Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-09-20), Williams's current share price is €40.59. Williams's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €11.17. Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.63.

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

WBO:WMB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.11   Med: 2.66   Max: 5.07
Current: 3.74

During the past years, Williams's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.07. The lowest was 1.11. And the median was 2.66.

WBO:WMB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
92.46% of 783 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs WBO:WMB: 3.74

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.

Williams's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was €9.346. 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 €11.17 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2024.

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Williams Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williams'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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Williams Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Williams 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 2.29 2.01 2.51 2.90 2.96

Williams Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 2.79 2.86 2.96 3.24 3.54

Competitive Comparison of Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Williams'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.


Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Williams 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.

Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=40.59/11.17
=3.63

* 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.

Williams's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Williams's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2024)
=9.346/132.5538*132.5538
=9.346

Current CPI (Jun. 2024) = 132.5538.

Williams Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201409 9.483 100.428 12.517
201412 9.529 99.070 12.750
201503 10.144 99.621 13.497
201506 9.431 100.684 12.416
201509 8.787 100.392 11.602
201512 7.535 99.792 10.009
201603 6.814 100.470 8.990
201606 5.732 101.688 7.472
201609 5.774 101.861 7.514
201612 5.869 101.863 7.637
201703 9.558 102.862 12.317
201706 8.950 103.349 11.479
201709 8.237 104.136 10.485
201712 9.878 104.011 12.589
201803 9.290 105.290 11.696
201806 9.664 106.317 12.049
201809 11.026 106.507 13.723
201812 10.619 105.998 13.279
201903 10.502 107.251 12.980
201906 10.095 108.070 12.382
201909 10.178 108.329 12.454
201912 9.897 108.420 12.100
202003 9.191 108.902 11.187
202006 8.914 108.767 10.863
202009 8.420 109.815 10.163
202012 7.952 109.897 9.591
202103 8.073 111.754 9.576
202106 7.847 114.631 9.074
202109 7.816 115.734 8.952
202112 8.295 117.630 9.347
202203 8.417 121.301 9.198
202206 8.692 125.017 9.216
202209 9.357 125.227 9.905
202212 8.874 125.222 9.394
202303 9.003 127.348 9.371
202306 8.831 128.729 9.093
202309 9.093 129.860 9.282
202312 9.322 129.419 9.548
202403 9.369 131.776 9.424
202406 9.346 132.554 9.346

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.


Williams  (WBO:WMB) 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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Williams Business Description

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One Williams Center, PO Box 2400, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74172
Williams Companies is a midstream energy company that owns and operates the large Transco and Northwest pipeline systems and associated natural gas gathering, processing, and storage assets. In August 2018, the firm acquired the remaining 26% ownership of its limited partner, Williams Partners.