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Centene (BSP:C1NC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.34 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Centene Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-16), Centene's current share price is R$396.00. Centene's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$169.03. Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.34.

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

BSP:C1NC34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.02   Med: 4.83   Max: 9.9
Current: 2.32

During the past years, Centene's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.90. The lowest was 2.02. And the median was 4.83.

BSP:C1NC34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.29% of 14 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 3.475 vs BSP:C1NC34: 2.32

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.

Centene's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$250.279. 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 R$169.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Centene Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Centene 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 4.88 3.55 3.71 2.97 2.28

Centene 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 2.18 2.22 2.18 2.28 2.34

Competitive Comparison of Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Centene'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.


Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Centene 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=396.00/169.03
=2.34

* 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.

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

For example, Centene'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)
=250.279/129.4194*129.4194
=250.279

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Centene Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 14.267 100.560 18.362
201409 16.268 100.428 20.964
201412 19.452 99.070 25.411
201503 24.270 99.621 31.530
201506 25.346 100.684 32.580
201509 33.580 100.392 43.290
201512 34.779 99.792 45.104
201603 57.461 100.470 74.018
201606 55.457 101.688 70.581
201609 54.359 101.861 69.066
201612 57.503 101.863 73.059
201703 55.099 102.862 69.325
201706 60.934 103.349 76.305
201709 60.266 104.136 74.898
201712 65.069 104.011 80.964
201803 69.579 105.290 85.525
201806 97.469 106.317 118.649
201809 106.572 106.507 129.499
201812 102.781 105.998 125.492
201903 107.237 107.251 129.403
201906 113.323 108.070 135.711
201909 122.562 108.329 146.423
201912 124.120 108.420 148.160
202003 198.689 108.902 236.124
202006 224.392 108.767 266.998
202009 239.622 109.815 282.400
202012 228.029 109.897 268.537
202103 254.753 111.754 295.022
202106 223.487 114.631 252.318
202109 239.441 115.734 267.754
202112 260.135 117.630 286.208
202203 231.175 121.301 246.647
202206 228.349 125.017 236.391
202209 233.423 125.227 241.239
202212 229.120 125.222 236.800
202303 236.416 127.348 240.262
202306 228.203 128.729 229.427
202309 233.680 129.860 232.888
202312 236.884 129.419 236.884
202403 250.279 129.419 250.279

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.


Centene  (BSP:C1NC34) 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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Centene (BSP:C1NC34) Business Description

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Address
7700 Forsyth Boulevard, Centene Plaza, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63105
Centene is a managed-care organization focused on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 24 million medical members as of June 2023, mostly in Medicaid (67% of membership), the individual exchanges (14%), and Medicare Advantage (6%) plans. The company also serves traditional Medicare users with its Medicare Part D pharmaceutical program.

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