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Verizon Communications (BUE:VZ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.78 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Verizon Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Verizon Communications's current share price is ARS10757.50. Verizon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS3,865.51. Verizon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.78.

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

BUE:VZ' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.21   Med: 4.04   Max: 5.81
Current: 2.73

During the past years, Verizon Communications's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.81. The lowest was 2.21. And the median was 4.04.

BUE:VZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
74.55% of 275 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.43 vs BUE:VZ: 2.73

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.

Verizon Communications's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS37,762.645. 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 ARS3,865.51 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Verizon Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Verizon Communications'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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Verizon Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Verizon Communications 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 5.76 5.49 4.46 3.06 2.71

Verizon Communications 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 2.94 2.74 2.34 2.71 2.92

Competitive Comparison of Verizon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Verizon Communications'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.


Verizon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Verizon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Verizon Communications 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.

Verizon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=10757.50/3865.51
=2.78

* 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.

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

For example, Verizon Communications'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)
=37762.645/129.4194*129.4194
=37,762.645

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Verizon Communications Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 58.414 100.560 75.178
201409 67.263 100.428 86.681
201412 50.619 99.070 66.126
201503 40.391 99.621 52.473
201506 51.023 100.684 65.585
201509 60.718 100.392 78.274
201512 104.404 99.792 135.400
201603 133.569 100.470 172.055
201606 131.995 101.688 167.991
201609 149.730 101.861 190.239
201612 175.173 101.863 222.562
201703 177.573 102.862 223.419
201706 203.616 103.349 254.979
201709 230.655 104.136 286.657
201712 403.443 104.011 501.998
201803 495.262 105.290 608.765
201806 628.024 106.317 764.493
201809 970.645 106.507 1,179.459
201812 969.900 105.998 1,184.211
201903 1,055.885 107.251 1,274.139
201906 1,222.521 108.070 1,464.039
201909 1,593.516 108.329 1,903.748
201912 1,774.642 108.420 2,118.363
202003 1,806.280 108.902 2,146.597
202006 2,074.516 108.767 2,468.413
202009 2,334.754 109.815 2,751.562
202012 2,668.353 109.897 3,142.372
202103 3,099.752 111.754 3,589.729
202106 3,371.924 114.631 3,806.918
202109 3,639.165 115.734 4,069.481
202112 3,935.381 117.630 4,329.821
202203 4,283.080 121.301 4,569.737
202206 4,928.717 125.017 5,102.287
202209 5,787.714 125.227 5,981.501
202212 7,276.572 125.222 7,520.492
202303 8,737.637 127.348 8,879.774
202306 10,868.745 128.729 10,927.062
202309 16,271.955 129.860 16,216.809
202312 15,873.057 129.419 15,873.057
202403 37,762.645 129.419 37,762.645

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.


Verizon Communications  (BUE:VZ) 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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Verizon Communications (BUE:VZ) Business Description

Address
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Verizon Communications is primarily a wireless business (it provides about 70% of service revenue and nearly all operating income). It serves about 92 million postpaid and 22 million prepaid phone customers (following the acquisition of Tracfone) via its nationwide network, making it the largest U.S. wireless carrier. Fixed-line telecom operations include local networks in the Northeast, which reach about 25 million homes and businesses and serve about 8 million broadband customers. Verizon also provides telecom services nationwide to enterprise customers, often using a mixture of its own and other carriers' networks.