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Proximus (XBRU:PROX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.66 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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What is Proximus Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-29), Proximus's current share price is €7.565. Proximus's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €11.43. Proximus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.66.

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

XBRU:PROX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 1.77   Max: 3.05
Current: 0.65

During the past years, Proximus's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.05. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 1.77.

XBRU:PROX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
80.07% of 276 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.51 vs XBRU:PROX: 0.65

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.

Proximus's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €13.704. 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 €11.43 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Proximus Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Proximus Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.67 1.71 0.83 0.78 0.45

Proximus Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.68 0.67 0.63 0.45 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Proximus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Proximus'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.


Proximus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Proximus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Proximus 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=7.565/11.43
=0.66

* 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.

Proximus's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Proximus's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=13.704/134.3475*134.3475
=13.704

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.3475.

Proximus Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 8.548 100.107 11.472
201509 8.776 100.245 11.761
201512 8.720 100.572 11.648
201603 9.025 101.653 11.928
201606 8.197 102.267 10.768
201609 8.641 102.118 11.368
201612 8.737 102.614 11.439
201703 9.125 103.972 11.791
201706 8.496 103.902 10.985
201709 8.923 104.170 11.508
201712 8.855 104.804 11.351
201803 9.673 105.419 12.327
201806 9.069 106.063 11.488
201809 9.494 106.618 11.963
201812 9.314 107.252 11.667
201903 9.720 107.876 12.105
201906 9.159 107.896 11.404
201909 9.567 107.470 11.960
201912 8.843 108.065 10.994
202003 9.310 108.550 11.523
202006 8.747 108.540 10.827
202009 9.210 108.441 11.410
202012 8.996 108.511 11.138
202103 9.130 109.522 11.200
202106 8.761 110.305 10.671
202109 9.144 111.543 11.013
202112 9.227 114.705 10.807
202203 9.701 118.620 10.987
202206 10.011 120.948 11.120
202209 10.571 124.120 11.442
202212 10.258 126.578 10.888
202303 10.512 126.528 11.162
202306 10.096 125.973 10.767
202309 10.489 127.083 11.089
202312 10.229 128.292 10.712
202403 10.579 130.552 10.887
202406 10.669 130.691 10.968
202409 11.167 130.968 11.455
202412 13.366 132.346 13.568
202503 13.704 134.348 13.704

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.


Proximus  (XBRU:PROX) 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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Proximus Business Description

Address
Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 27 B, Proximus Towers, Brussels, BEL, B-1030
Proximus is the incumbent telecom operator in Belgium. The firm has around 45% share of the broadband market and 30% of the postpaid mobile market, mainly competing with Telenet (mobile and fixed) and Orange (mobile and fixed). Proximus is rolling out fiber to the home in Belgium and expects to have 95% of the country covered by 2032. Its international carrier services division, BICS, is one of the four largest in the world, serving more than 250 operators, which was strengthened with the acquisition of Telesign.

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