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Pfizer (WBO:PFE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.96 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Pfizer Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-16), Pfizer's current share price is €26.505. Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €13.53. Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.96.

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

WBO:PFE' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.75   Med: 2.87   Max: 4.7
Current: 1.98

During the past years, Pfizer's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.70. The lowest was 1.75. And the median was 2.87.

WBO:PFE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
51.64% of 670 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.885 vs WBO:PFE: 1.98

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.

Pfizer's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €14.981. 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 €13.53 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Pfizer Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Pfizer 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 3.08 3.04 4.59 3.69 1.98

Pfizer Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.87 2.54 2.28 1.98 1.91

Competitive Comparison of Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Pfizer'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.


Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pfizer 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=26.505/13.53
=1.96

* 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.

Pfizer's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Pfizer's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=14.981/131.7762*131.7762
=14.981

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Pfizer Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 8.891 100.560 11.651
201409 9.601 100.428 12.598
201412 9.188 99.070 12.221
201503 10.124 99.621 13.392
201506 9.660 100.684 12.643
201509 9.643 100.392 12.658
201512 9.618 99.792 12.701
201603 9.143 100.470 11.992
201606 9.206 101.688 11.930
201609 9.291 101.861 12.020
201612 9.296 101.863 12.026
201703 9.171 102.862 11.749
201706 8.731 103.349 11.133
201709 8.551 104.136 10.821
201712 10.075 104.011 12.764
201803 9.566 105.290 11.972
201806 10.186 106.317 12.625
201809 10.571 106.507 13.079
201812 9.746 105.998 12.116
201903 9.362 107.251 11.503
201906 9.475 108.070 11.553
201909 10.685 108.329 12.998
201912 10.266 108.420 12.478
202003 10.597 108.902 12.823
202006 10.286 108.767 12.462
202009 9.970 109.815 11.964
202012 9.337 109.897 11.196
202103 10.304 111.754 12.150
202106 10.383 114.631 11.936
202109 11.466 115.734 13.055
202112 12.157 117.630 13.619
202203 13.386 121.301 14.542
202206 14.750 125.017 15.548
202209 16.671 125.227 17.543
202212 16.080 125.222 16.922
202303 16.707 127.348 17.288
202306 16.190 128.729 16.573
202309 16.087 129.860 16.324
202312 14.457 129.419 14.720
202403 14.981 131.776 14.981

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.


Pfizer  (WBO:PFE) 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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Pfizer (WBO:PFE) Business Description

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Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms, with annual sales close to $50 billion (excluding COVID-19 product sales). While it historically sold many types of healthcare products and chemicals, now prescription drugs and vaccines account for the majority of sales. Top sellers include pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13, cancer drug Ibrance, and cardiovascular treatment Eliquis. Pfizer sells these products globally, with international sales representing close to 50% of total sales. Within international sales, emerging markets are a major contributor.

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