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Wells Fargo (XTER:NWT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.37 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Wells Fargo Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-01), Wells Fargo's current share price is €55.85. Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €40.66. Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.37.

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

XTER:NWT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.61   Med: 1.72   Max: 2.61
Current: 1.33

During the past years, Wells Fargo's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.61. The lowest was 0.61. And the median was 1.72.

XTER:NWT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
74.7% of 1182 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs XTER:NWT: 1.33

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.

Wells Fargo's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €42.370. 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 €40.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Wells Fargo Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wells Fargo'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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Wells Fargo Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Wells Fargo 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 1.60 0.85 1.22 0.97 1.10

Wells Fargo Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 0.86 0.97 0.92 1.10 -

Competitive Comparison of Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Wells Fargo'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.


Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wells Fargo 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.

Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=55.85/40.66
=1.37

* 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.

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

For example, Wells Fargo'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)
=42.37/129.4194*129.4194
=42.370

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Wells Fargo Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 21.759 99.695 28.247
201406 22.727 100.560 29.249
201409 24.270 100.428 31.276
201412 25.910 99.070 33.847
201503 29.851 99.621 38.780
201506 29.077 100.684 37.376
201509 29.760 100.392 38.365
201512 30.789 99.792 39.930
201603 30.685 100.470 39.526
201606 31.188 101.688 39.693
201609 31.646 101.861 40.208
201612 33.079 101.863 42.028
201703 32.933 102.862 41.436
201706 32.155 103.349 40.266
201709 30.706 104.136 38.161
201712 31.367 104.011 39.029
201803 29.739 105.290 36.554
201806 31.678 106.317 38.562
201809 31.878 106.507 38.736
201812 33.184 105.998 40.516
201903 34.251 107.251 41.331
201906 35.247 108.070 42.210
201909 36.530 108.329 43.642
201912 36.048 108.420 43.030
202003 35.651 108.902 42.368
202006 34.120 108.767 40.599
202009 32.886 109.815 38.757
202012 32.440 109.897 38.203
202103 33.682 111.754 39.006
202106 34.437 114.631 38.880
202109 35.889 115.734 40.133
202112 38.160 117.630 41.985
202203 38.139 121.301 40.692
202206 39.276 125.017 40.659
202209 41.548 125.227 42.939
202212 39.589 125.222 40.916
202303 40.138 127.348 40.791
202306 40.452 128.729 40.669
202309 41.537 129.860 41.396
202312 42.370 129.419 42.370

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.


Wells Fargo  (XTER:NWT) 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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Wells Fargo (XTER:NWT) Business Description

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Address
420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94104
Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, with approximately $1.9 trillion in balance sheet assets. The company has four primary segments: consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. It is almost entirely focused on the U.S.

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