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Alpha Pro Tech (Alpha Pro Tech) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.71 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Alpha Pro Tech Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Alpha Pro Tech's current share price is $6.15. Alpha Pro Tech's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.60. Alpha Pro Tech's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.71.

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

APT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.99   Med: 1.71   Max: 9.81
Current: 1.7

During the past years, Alpha Pro Tech's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.81. The lowest was 0.99. And the median was 1.71.

APT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
65.88% of 1146 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.11 vs APT: 1.70

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.

Alpha Pro Tech's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.393. 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 $3.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Alpha Pro Tech Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alpha Pro Tech'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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Alpha Pro Tech Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Alpha Pro Tech 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 1.61 4.77 2.18 1.26 1.47

Alpha Pro Tech 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 1.26 1.26 1.16 1.23 1.47

Competitive Comparison of Alpha Pro Tech's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Alpha Pro Tech'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.


Alpha Pro Tech's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Alpha Pro Tech's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alpha Pro Tech 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.

Alpha Pro Tech's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=6.15/3.6
=1.71

* 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.

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

For example, Alpha Pro Tech'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)
=5.393/125.4675*125.4675
=5.393

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Alpha Pro Tech Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 1.914 98.604 2.435
201406 1.979 99.473 2.496
201409 2.013 99.394 2.541
201412 2.066 98.367 2.635
201503 2.054 99.789 2.583
201506 2.025 100.500 2.528
201509 2.015 100.421 2.518
201512 2.023 99.947 2.540
201603 2.054 101.054 2.550
201606 2.100 102.002 2.583
201609 2.137 101.765 2.635
201612 2.119 101.449 2.621
201703 2.131 102.634 2.605
201706 2.183 103.029 2.658
201709 2.218 103.345 2.693
201712 2.192 103.345 2.661
201803 2.214 105.004 2.645
201806 2.264 105.557 2.691
201809 2.351 105.636 2.792
201812 2.384 105.399 2.838
201903 2.454 106.979 2.878
201906 2.525 107.690 2.942
201909 2.556 107.611 2.980
201912 2.579 107.769 3.003
202003 2.977 107.927 3.461
202006 3.443 108.401 3.985
202009 4.031 108.164 4.676
202012 4.436 108.559 5.127
202103 4.637 110.298 5.275
202106 4.714 111.720 5.294
202109 4.766 112.905 5.296
202112 4.708 113.774 5.192
202203 4.901 117.646 5.227
202206 4.968 120.806 5.160
202209 5.024 120.648 5.225
202212 4.969 120.964 5.154
202303 5.025 122.702 5.138
202306 5.147 124.203 5.199
202309 5.276 125.230 5.286
202312 5.393 125.468 5.393

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.


Alpha Pro Tech  (AMEX:APT) 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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Alpha Pro Tech (Alpha Pro Tech) Business Description

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Address
60 Centurian Drive, Suite 112, Markham, ON, CAN, L3R 9R2
Alpha Pro Tech Ltd is involved in the business of developing, manufacturing, and marketing of disposable protective apparel, building supply, and infection control products principally in the United States. It operates its business through segment which includes Building Supply and Disposable Protective Apparel. It mainly offers a line of construction supply weatherization products, namely house wrap and synthetic roof underlayment as well as other woven material, different styles of disposable products like shoe covers, bouffant caps, gowns, coveralls, lab coats, frocks and other miscellaneous products. It also provides face masks and eye shields. It generates most of its revenues from the sale of products across the United States.
Executives
James Buchan director 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE, SUITE 112, MARKHAM A6 L3R9R2
Benjamin A Shaw director 160 CENTURIAN DRIVE, SUITE 112, MARKHAM A6 L3R 9R2
John Ritota director C/O ALPHA PRO TECH LTD, 60 CENTURIAN DR STE 112, MARKHAM ONTARIO CANADA A1 L3R9R2
David R Garcia director 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE, SUITE 112, MARKHAM A6 L3R9R2
Charles D Montgomery officer: Sr. V.P. Engineered Products 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE SUITE#112, MARKHAM A6 L3R 9R2
Russell Manock director C/O ALPHA PRO TECH LTD, 60 CENTURIAN DR, MARKHAM CANADA A6 9999999999
Lloyd Hoffman officer: CFO and Sr VP Finance and Admi C/O ALPHA PRO TECH LTD, 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE STE 112, MARKHAM ONTARIO CANADA A1 L3R9R2
Mcdonald Colleen J officer: CFO 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE SUITE 112, MARKHAM A6 L3R 9R2
Donna Millar director 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE, SUITE 112, MARKHAM A6 L3R 9R2
David B Anderson director 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE SUITE # 112, MARKHAM A6 L3R 9R2
Al Millar director, officer: President C/O ALPHA PRO TECH LTD, 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE STE 112, MARKHAM ONTARIO CANADA A1 L3R9R2
Sheldon Hoffman director, officer: C.E.O. 60 ENTURIAN DRIVE STE 112, C/O ALPHA PRO TECH LTD, MARKHAM ONTAIRO CANADA A6 0000
Donald Bennett director
Scheerer Michael officer: Sr VP- Sales & marketing 60 CENTURIAN DRIVE STE 112, C/O ALPHA PRO TECH LTD, MARKHAM ONTARIO CANA A6 0000
Robert Isaly director