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Harte-Hanks (Harte-Hanks) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.64 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Harte-Hanks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Harte-Hanks's current share price is $7.15. Harte-Hanks's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.23. Harte-Hanks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.64.

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

HHS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.29   Max: 1.38
Current: 0.62

During the past years, Harte-Hanks's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.38. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.29.

HHS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
63.46% of 416 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.925 vs HHS: 0.62

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.

Harte-Hanks's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.748. 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 $11.23 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Harte-Hanks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harte-Hanks'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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Harte-Hanks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Harte-Hanks 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 0.09 0.09 0.32 0.67 0.60

Harte-Hanks 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 0.67 0.58 0.38 0.50 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Harte-Hanks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Harte-Hanks'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.


Harte-Hanks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Harte-Hanks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Harte-Hanks 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.

Harte-Hanks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=7.15/11.23
=0.64

* 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.

Harte-Hanks's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Harte-Hanks'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)
=2.748/129.4194*129.4194
=2.748

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Harte-Hanks Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 55.137 99.695 71.577
201406 55.404 100.560 71.305
201409 55.453 100.428 71.461
201412 52.882 99.070 69.082
201503 52.061 99.621 67.633
201506 50.894 100.684 65.419
201509 22.321 100.392 28.775
201512 22.902 99.792 29.701
201603 21.086 100.470 27.162
201606 20.347 101.688 25.896
201609 19.895 101.861 25.278
201612 0.431 101.863 0.548
201703 -0.619 102.862 -0.779
201706 -0.812 103.349 -1.017
201709 -1.030 104.136 -1.280
201712 -5.577 104.011 -6.939
201803 -0.102 105.290 -0.125
201806 -1.165 106.317 -1.418
201809 -2.951 106.507 -3.586
201812 -3.064 105.998 -3.741
201903 -5.104 107.251 -6.159
201906 -5.519 108.070 -6.609
201909 -6.417 108.329 -7.666
201912 -7.883 108.420 -9.410
202003 -6.876 108.902 -8.171
202006 -7.618 108.767 -9.064
202009 -7.476 109.815 -8.811
202012 -8.050 109.897 -9.480
202103 -8.163 111.754 -9.453
202106 -6.274 114.631 -7.083
202109 -5.503 115.734 -6.154
202112 -3.543 117.630 -3.898
202203 -2.938 121.301 -3.135
202206 -2.518 125.017 -2.607
202209 -1.772 125.227 -1.831
202212 2.541 125.222 2.626
202303 2.801 127.348 2.847
202306 2.854 128.729 2.869
202309 2.841 129.860 2.831
202312 2.748 129.419 2.748

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.


Harte-Hanks  (NAS:HHS) 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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Harte-Hanks (Harte-Hanks) Business Description

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Address
1 Executive Drive, Chelmsford, MA, USA, 01824
Harte-Hanks Inc is a customer experience company. The Company operates three business segments: Marketing Services; Customer Care; and Fulfillment & Logistics Services. The company has its geographic presence in United States and Other countries. Majority of the revenue is earned from United States.
Executives
Bradley Louis Radoff director 2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Kirk A Davis director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O NEWM, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Griffin John H Jr director
Brian Linscott officer: Chief Operating Officer 864 N BEVERLY LANE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
Laurilee Kearnes officer: Chief Financial Officer 9601 MCALLISTER FREEWAY, SUITE 610, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216
Robert T. Wyman officer: General Counsel 2 EAST MAIN STREET, GEORGETOWN MA 01833
David L Copeland director PO BOX 2791, ABILENE TX 79604
Andrew B Benett officer: Chief Executive Officer 1850 N CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 1900, PHOENIX AZ 85004-4565
Genevieve Claire Combes director 2000 POWELL STREET, SUITE 300, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr. director 767 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 602, NEW YORK NY 10017
Maureen Oconnell director
Evan Behrens director C/O SEACOR HOLDINGS INC., 2200 ELLER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 13038, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33316
Priore Mark Del officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SITO MOBILE, LTD., 100 TOWN SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 204, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Martin F Reidy director DIGITAS INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Timothy E. Breen director 9601 MCALLISTER FREEWAY, SUITE 610, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216