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Union Pacific (BSP:UPAC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 8.42 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Union Pacific's current share price is R$303.45. Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$36.06. Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 8.42.

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

BSP:UPAC34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.54   Med: 6.37   Max: 9.92
Current: 8.43

During the past years, Union Pacific's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.92. The lowest was 3.54. And the median was 6.37.

BSP:UPAC34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
97.09% of 687 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs BSP:UPAC34: 8.43

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.

Union Pacific's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$31.966. 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$36.06 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Pacific'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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Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Union Pacific 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 7.22 8.08 9.14 7.22 8.49

Union Pacific 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 6.95 7.03 6.98 8.49 8.54

Competitive Comparison of Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Union Pacific'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.


Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Union Pacific 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.

Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=303.45/36.06
=8.42

* 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.

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

For example, Union Pacific'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)
=31.966/129.4194*129.4194
=31.966

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Union Pacific Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 13.331 100.560 17.157
201409 14.140 100.428 18.222
201412 15.843 99.070 20.696
201503 18.848 99.621 24.486
201506 18.780 100.684 24.140
201509 23.490 100.392 30.282
201512 23.651 99.792 30.673
201603 22.509 100.470 28.995
201606 20.955 101.688 26.670
201609 19.991 101.861 25.400
201612 20.519 101.863 26.070
201703 19.058 102.862 23.978
201706 20.162 103.349 25.248
201709 18.988 104.136 23.598
201712 26.219 104.011 32.624
201803 25.880 105.290 31.811
201806 25.382 106.317 30.897
201809 28.753 106.507 34.939
201812 27.346 105.998 33.388
201903 24.046 107.251 29.016
201906 24.847 108.070 29.756
201909 26.678 108.329 31.872
201912 26.877 108.420 32.083
202003 28.787 108.902 34.211
202006 31.442 108.767 37.412
202009 34.396 109.815 40.536
202012 32.488 109.897 38.259
202103 34.426 111.754 39.868
202106 27.537 114.631 31.089
202109 28.502 115.734 31.872
202112 31.338 117.630 34.479
202203 23.561 121.301 25.138
202206 25.656 125.017 26.560
202209 24.999 125.227 25.836
202212 26.045 125.222 26.918
202303 26.590 127.348 27.023
202306 26.272 128.729 26.413
202309 28.365 129.860 28.269
202312 29.710 129.419 29.710
202403 31.966 129.419 31.966

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.


Union Pacific  (BSP:UPAC34) 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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Union Pacific (BSP:UPAC34) Business Description

Address
1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68179
Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated $25 billion of revenue in 2022 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives roughly 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.

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