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AT&T (BUE:T) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.69 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), AT&T's current share price is ARS6058.00. AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS8,811.46. AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.69.

The historical rank and industry rank for AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:T' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 1.29   Max: 1.7
Current: 0.69

During the past years, AT&T's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.70. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 1.29.

BUE:T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
74.91% of 275 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.43 vs BUE:T: 0.69

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.

AT&T's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS36,733.605. 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 ARS8,811.46 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AT&T'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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AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

AT&T 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 1.38 0.99 0.79 0.75 0.68

AT&T 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 0.78 0.64 0.60 0.68 0.72

Competitive Comparison of AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T'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.


AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



AT&T 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.

AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=6058.00/8811.46
=0.69

* 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.

AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, AT&T'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)
=36733.605/129.4194*129.4194
=36,733.605

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

AT&T Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 432.633 100.560 556.796
201409 451.134 100.428 581.368
201412 443.710 99.070 579.639
201503 440.720 99.621 572.547
201506 455.921 100.684 586.042
201509 558.540 100.392 720.040
201512 775.142 99.792 1,005.271
201603 878.431 100.470 1,131.537
201606 841.275 101.688 1,070.699
201609 900.804 101.861 1,144.516
201612 953.902 101.863 1,211.959
201703 931.727 102.862 1,172.282
201706 1,004.826 103.349 1,258.298
201709 1,070.022 104.136 1,329.820
201712 1,314.332 104.011 1,635.403
201803 1,434.790 105.290 1,763.610
201806 1,885.815 106.317 2,295.602
201809 2,791.672 106.507 3,392.242
201812 2,859.693 105.998 3,491.576
201903 2,974.839 107.251 3,589.744
201906 3,380.856 108.070 4,048.768
201909 4,205.121 108.329 5,023.791
201912 4,553.634 108.420 5,435.603
202003 4,646.018 108.902 5,521.364
202006 5,070.014 108.767 6,032.679
202009 5,487.556 109.815 6,467.212
202012 5,539.045 109.897 6,523.028
202103 6,263.644 111.754 7,253.737
202106 6,459.926 114.631 7,293.287
202109 6,728.288 115.734 7,523.880
202112 7,056.890 117.630 7,764.196
202203 7,605.873 121.301 8,114.917
202206 5,964.879 125.017 6,174.939
202209 7,160.189 125.227 7,399.930
202212 6,879.577 125.222 7,110.190
202303 8,239.899 127.348 8,373.940
202306 10,262.393 128.729 10,317.456
202309 15,227.789 129.860 15,176.181
202312 15,646.135 129.419 15,646.135
202403 36,733.605 129.419 36,733.605

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.


AT&T  (BUE:T) 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.


AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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AT&T (BUE:T) Business Description

Address
208 S. Akard Street, Dallas, TX, USA, 75202
The wireless business contributes about two thirds of AT&T's revenue following the spinoff of Warner Media. The firm is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, connecting 70 million postpaid and 18 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 18% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access service. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, serving 22 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm still holds a 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV but does not consolidate this business in its financial statements.

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