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Saga Communications (Saga Communications) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.72 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Saga Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Saga Communications's current share price is $23.41. Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $32.60. Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.72.

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

SGA' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59   Med: 1.72   Max: 2.79
Current: 0.72

During the past years, Saga Communications's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.79. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 1.72.

SGA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
66.56% of 631 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.09 vs SGA: 0.72

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.

Saga Communications's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.275. 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 $32.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Saga Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saga 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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Saga Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Saga 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 1.30 0.95 0.85 0.76 0.68

Saga Communications 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 0.76 0.70 0.66 0.66 0.68

Competitive Comparison of Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Saga 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.


Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Saga 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=23.41/32.6
=0.72

* 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.

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

For example, Saga Communications'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)
=27.275/129.4194*129.4194
=27.275

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Saga Communications Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 19.640 99.695 25.496
201406 20.505 100.560 26.390
201409 20.704 100.428 26.681
201412 19.870 99.070 25.957
201503 20.158 99.621 26.188
201506 20.672 100.684 26.572
201509 20.578 100.392 26.528
201512 20.973 99.792 27.200
201603 21.373 100.470 27.531
201606 22.035 101.688 28.044
201609 22.750 101.861 28.905
201612 22.913 101.863 29.112
201703 23.083 102.862 29.043
201706 23.538 103.349 29.476
201709 28.984 104.136 36.021
201712 30.233 104.011 37.618
201803 30.290 105.290 37.232
201806 30.715 106.317 37.389
201809 31.008 106.507 37.679
201812 31.082 105.998 37.950
201903 31.137 107.251 37.573
201906 31.686 108.070 37.946
201909 32.001 108.329 38.231
201912 32.112 108.420 38.332
202003 32.206 108.902 38.274
202006 31.495 108.767 37.475
202009 31.436 109.815 37.048
202012 31.906 109.897 37.574
202103 32.127 111.754 37.205
202106 32.572 114.631 36.774
202109 33.048 115.734 36.956
202112 32.592 117.630 35.859
202203 32.728 121.301 34.918
202206 33.216 125.017 34.386
202209 31.118 125.227 32.160
202212 29.205 125.222 30.184
202303 29.182 127.348 29.657
202306 29.520 128.729 29.678
202309 29.757 129.860 29.656
202312 27.275 129.419 27.275

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.


Saga Communications  (NAS:SGA) 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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Saga Communications (Saga Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
73 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA, 48236
Saga Communications Inc is a broadcast company engaged in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. The company's objective is to operate top-billing radio stations in mid-sized markets and It derives a majority of its revenue from the sale of advertising for broadcast on its stations.
Executives
Michael W Schechter director C/O TOWERVIEW LLC, 460 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Wayne Leland officer: SVP of Operations 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Edward K. Christian Trust 10 percent owner 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 4000, DETROIT MI 48226
Christopher Forgy officer: SVP - OPERATIONS 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Michael J. Bergner director C/O SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Towerview Llc 10 percent owner 460 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Warren S Lada officer: Senior VP - Operations 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Gregory Dean Pearce director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Catherine A Bobinski officer: VP, Contr & Chf Acctg Officer 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Marcia Lobaito officer: Senior VP and Secretary 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Samuel D Bush officer: Senior VP and CFO 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
David B Stephens director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Timothy J. Clarke director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Gary G Stevens director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Coppedge Roy F Iii director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236