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Kingston Wharves (XJAM:KW) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.40 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Kingston Wharves Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-02), Kingston Wharves's current share price is JMD30.00. Kingston Wharves's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was JMD21.38. Kingston Wharves's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.40.

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

XJAM:KW's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 1.245
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio only.

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.

Kingston Wharves's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was JMD33.188. 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 JMD21.38 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Kingston Wharves Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kingston Wharves'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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Kingston Wharves Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Kingston Wharves Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Kingston Wharves Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.03 1.77 1.74 1.31 1.42

Competitive Comparison of Kingston Wharves's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kingston Wharves'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.


Kingston Wharves's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kingston Wharves's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kingston Wharves 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.

Kingston Wharves's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=30.00/21.38
=1.40

* 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.

Kingston Wharves's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=33.188/131.7762*131.7762
=33.188

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Kingston Wharves Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201309 0.000 98.790 0.000
201312 8.872 98.326 11.890
201403 0.000 99.695 0.000
201406 9.120 100.560 11.951
201409 9.142 100.428 11.996
201412 11.857 99.070 15.771
201503 11.817 99.621 15.631
201506 11.996 100.684 15.700
201509 12.116 100.392 15.904
201512 12.234 99.792 16.155
201603 12.397 100.470 16.260
201606 12.564 101.688 16.282
201609 0.000 101.861 0.000
201612 12.963 101.863 16.770
201703 0.000 102.862 0.000
201706 13.312 103.349 16.974
201709 13.611 104.136 17.224
201712 16.069 104.011 20.359
201803 16.316 105.290 20.420
201806 16.272 106.317 20.169
201809 16.680 106.507 20.637
201812 17.326 105.998 21.540
201903 17.591 107.251 21.614
201906 17.873 108.070 21.794
201909 18.326 108.329 22.292
201912 18.605 108.420 22.613
202003 18.936 108.902 22.913
202006 19.079 108.767 23.115
202009 19.464 109.815 23.357
202012 22.795 109.897 27.333
202103 23.255 111.754 27.421
202106 23.534 114.631 27.054
202109 24.100 115.734 27.440
202112 24.497 117.630 27.443
202203 24.971 121.301 27.127
202209 25.682 125.227 27.025
202212 25.096 125.222 26.410
202303 25.576 127.348 26.465
202312 32.679 129.419 33.274
202403 33.188 131.776 33.188

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.


Kingston Wharves  (XJAM:KW) 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.


Kingston Wharves Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Kingston Wharves Business Description

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Address
195 Second Street, Total Logistics Facility, Newport West, St. Andrew, Kingston, JAM, 13
Kingston Wharves Ltd is engaged in the operation of public wharves, logistics services, security services, warehousing, and the rental of and repairs to cold storage facilities. It operates in two segments: Terminal operations and Logistics services. The Terminal operations segment which generates the majority of revenue engages in the operation of public wharves and the stevedoring of vessels. Its Logistics Services segment offers warehousing and logistics facilities, security services, rental of and repairs to cold storage facilities, and property rental.