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SAR (Saratoga Investment) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.84 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)


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What is Saratoga Investment Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-06), Saratoga Investment's current share price is $25.36. Saratoga Investment's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was $30.19. Saratoga Investment's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.84.

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

SAR' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.81   Max: 1.1
Current: 0.84

During the past years, Saratoga Investment's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.10. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.81.

SAR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
51.87% of 964 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.82 vs SAR: 0.84

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.

Saratoga Investment's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $25.862. 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 $30.19 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2025.

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Saratoga Investment Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saratoga Investment'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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Saratoga Investment Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Saratoga Investment Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 1.00 0.95 0.80 0.86

Saratoga Investment Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
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 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.86 0.86

Competitive Comparison of Saratoga Investment's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Saratoga Investment'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.


Saratoga Investment's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Saratoga Investment's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Saratoga Investment 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.

Saratoga Investment's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=25.36/30.19
=0.84

* 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.

Saratoga Investment's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Saratoga Investment's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2025)
=25.862/134.6241*134.6241
=25.862

Current CPI (Feb. 2025) = 134.6241.

Saratoga Investment Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201505 22.747 100.333 30.521
201508 22.424 100.548 30.024
201511 22.590 100.135 30.371
201602 22.065 100.040 29.693
201605 22.109 101.355 29.366
201608 22.394 101.617 29.668
201611 22.213 101.829 29.367
201702 21.966 102.779 28.772
201705 21.687 103.256 28.275
201708 22.366 103.587 29.067
201711 22.577 104.072 29.205
201802 22.965 105.052 29.430
201805 23.057 106.148 29.243
201808 23.163 106.383 29.312
201811 23.133 106.338 29.287
201902 23.622 106.649 29.818
201905 24.055 108.048 29.972
201908 24.470 108.245 30.433
201911 25.296 108.519 31.381
202002 27.125 109.139 33.459
202005 25.105 108.175 31.243
202008 26.685 109.662 32.759
202011 26.844 109.793 32.915
202102 27.254 110.968 33.064
202105 28.705 113.576 34.025
202108 28.967 115.421 33.786
202111 29.165 117.269 33.481
202202 29.328 119.703 32.984
202205 28.693 123.323 31.322
202208 28.273 124.958 30.460
202211 28.251 125.607 30.279
202302 29.178 126.928 30.947
202305 28.482 128.314 29.883
202308 28.443 129.538 29.560
202311 27.416 129.548 28.490
202402 27.117 130.930 27.882
202405 26.853 132.509 27.282
202408 27.066 132.816 27.435
202411 26.951 133.110 27.258
202502 25.862 134.624 25.862

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.


Saratoga Investment  (NYSE:SAR) 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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Saratoga Investment Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
535 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Saratoga Investment Corp is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses. The Company invests in senior and unitranche leveraged loans and mezzanine debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity to provide financing for change of ownership transactions, strategic acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth initiatives in partnership with business owners, management teams and financial sponsors. Its objective is to create attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income and long-term capital appreciation from its debt and equity investments.
Executives
Christian L Oberbeck director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Director C/O KOPPERS INC, 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 1550, PITTSBURG PA 15219
Steven M Looney director 132 WAIKU ROAD, RIDGEWOOD NJ 07450-2322
Henri J Steenkamp officer: Chief Financial Officer SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Williams George Cabell Iii director 5422 ALBIA ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20816
Elizabeth Oberbeck 10 percent owner C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP., 535 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael J Grisius director, officer: President and Director 1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, 3RD FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Whitman Iii Charles S director C/O GSC INVESTMENT CORP., 12 EAST 49TH STREET, SUITE 3200, NEW YORK NY 10017
Phillips Charles G Iv other: Member of 10% owner group. C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Richard A Petrocelli director, officer: CFO, Secretary and CCO 1350 6TH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John P. Birkelund other: Member of 10% owner group ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
John F. Macmurray other: Member of 10% owner group C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Durkin Charles P Jr other: Member of 10% owner group
Clo Partners Llc other: Member of 10% owner group 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Saratoga Investment Advisors, Llc other: Member of 10% owner group 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ivo Turkedjiev officer: VP Corporate Credit Group C/O GSC INVESTMENT CORP, 888 SEVENTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10019