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Caribbean Utilities Co (TSX:CUP.U) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.66 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Caribbean Utilities Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Caribbean Utilities Co's current share price is $13.80. Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.31. Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.66.

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

TSX:CUP.U' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3   Med: 1.94   Max: 2.55
Current: 1.66

During the past years, Caribbean Utilities Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.55. The lowest was 1.30. And the median was 1.94.

TSX:CUP.U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.59% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs TSX:CUP.U: 1.66

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.

Caribbean Utilities Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.482. 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 $8.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Caribbean Utilities Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caribbean Utilities Co'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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Caribbean Utilities Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Caribbean Utilities Co 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 2.39 2.13 2.01 1.63 1.31

Caribbean Utilities Co 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 1.63 1.72 1.49 1.39 1.31

Competitive Comparison of Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Caribbean Utilities Co'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.


Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Caribbean Utilities Co 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.

Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=13.80/8.31
=1.66

* 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.

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

For example, Caribbean Utilities Co'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)
=8.482/129.4194*129.4194
=8.482

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Caribbean Utilities Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 5.962 99.695 7.740
201406 5.996 100.560 7.717
201409 6.047 100.428 7.793
201412 6.006 99.070 7.846
201503 5.463 99.621 7.097
201506 6.429 100.684 8.264
201509 6.512 100.392 8.395
201512 6.517 99.792 8.452
201603 6.519 100.470 8.397
201606 6.587 101.688 8.383
201609 6.651 101.861 8.450
201612 6.634 101.863 8.429
201703 6.620 102.862 8.329
201706 6.652 103.349 8.330
201709 6.728 104.136 8.362
201712 6.751 104.011 8.400
201803 6.621 105.290 8.138
201806 6.657 106.317 8.104
201809 6.766 106.507 8.222
201812 6.822 105.998 8.329
201903 6.803 107.251 8.209
201906 6.874 108.070 8.232
201909 7.021 108.329 8.388
201912 6.996 108.420 8.351
202003 6.958 108.902 8.269
202006 6.924 108.767 8.239
202009 7.129 109.815 8.402
202012 7.745 109.897 9.121
202103 7.681 111.754 8.895
202106 7.743 114.631 8.742
202109 7.852 115.734 8.780
202112 7.912 117.630 8.705
202203 7.905 121.301 8.434
202206 7.954 125.017 8.234
202209 8.069 125.227 8.339
202212 8.123 125.222 8.395
202303 8.100 127.348 8.232
202306 8.191 128.729 8.235
202309 8.386 129.860 8.358
202312 8.482 129.419 8.482

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.


Caribbean Utilities Co  (TSX:CUP.U) 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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Caribbean Utilities Co (TSX:CUP.U) Business Description

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Address
457 North Sound Road, P.O. Box 38, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1101
Caribbean Utilities Co Ltd is the sole supplier of electricity on Grand Cayman with a total installed generating capacity of 166 MW, nine transformer substations, approximately 552 miles of land-based high voltage transmission and distribution lines and 15 miles of high-voltage submarine cable. The Company uses diesel generation to produce electricity for Grand Cayman.

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