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RELX (RELX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 21.02 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is RELX Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), RELX's current share price is $41.61. RELX's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $1.98. RELX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 21.02.

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

RELX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.06   Med: 14.86   Max: 22.58
Current: 21.44

During the past 13 years, RELX's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 22.58. The lowest was 6.06. And the median was 14.86.

RELX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
98.61% of 646 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.53 vs RELX: 21.44

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.

RELX's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $2.328. 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 $1.98 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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RELX Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

RELX 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 16.20 15.27 19.04 15.79 20.03

RELX Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 19.04 - 15.79 - 20.03

Competitive Comparison of RELX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, RELX'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.


RELX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, RELX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



RELX 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=41.61/1.98
=21.02

* 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.

RELX's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, RELX's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=2.328/130.0000*130.0000
=2.328

Current CPI (Dec23) = 130.0000.

RELX Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201412 1.798 99.900 2.340
201512 1.526 100.400 1.976
201612 1.412 102.200 1.796
201712 1.528 105.000 1.892
201812 1.497 107.100 1.817
201912 1.464 108.500 1.754
202012 1.460 109.400 1.735
202112 2.228 114.700 2.525
202212 2.416 125.300 2.507
202312 2.328 130.000 2.328

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.


RELX  (NYSE:RELX) 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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RELX (RELX) Business Description

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RELX PLC is a diversified information and analytics company. The firm operates across four main areas: scientific, technical, and medical; risk; legal; and exhibitions. It generates maximum revenue from the Scientific, Technical and Medical and Risk segment. Scientific, Technical and Medical segment provides information and analytics that help institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare and improve performance. Risk segment provides customers with information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry-specific content with advanced technology and algorithms to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency.