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Wajax (WJXFF) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.60 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Wajax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Wajax's current share price is $23.0819. Wajax's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.42. Wajax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.60.

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

WJXFF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 1.34   Max: 2.64
Current: 1.81

During the past years, Wajax's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.64. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 1.34.

WJXFF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
64.52% of 124 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs WJXFF: 1.81

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.

Wajax's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.069. 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 $14.42 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Wajax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Wajax 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 0.96 1.09 1.46 1.10 1.60

Wajax 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 1.10 1.35 1.34 1.50 1.60

Competitive Comparison of Wajax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Wajax'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.


Wajax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Wajax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wajax 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=23.0819/14.42
=1.60

* 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.

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

For example, Wajax'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)
=17.069/125.4675*125.4675
=17.069

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Wajax Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 13.098 98.604 16.666
201406 13.544 99.473 17.083
201409 13.420 99.394 16.940
201412 12.844 98.367 16.383
201503 11.654 99.789 14.653
201506 13.067 100.500 16.313
201509 12.287 100.421 15.352
201512 10.527 99.947 13.215
201603 10.301 101.054 12.790
201606 10.547 102.002 12.973
201609 10.521 101.765 12.972
201612 10.259 101.449 12.688
201703 10.475 102.634 12.805
201706 10.581 103.029 12.885
201709 11.674 103.345 14.173
201712 11.029 103.345 13.390
201803 11.576 105.004 13.832
201806 11.712 105.557 13.921
201809 11.994 105.636 14.246
201812 11.075 105.399 13.184
201903 11.163 106.979 13.092
201906 11.478 107.690 13.373
201909 11.649 107.611 13.582
201912 12.022 107.769 13.996
202003 11.219 107.927 13.042
202006 11.681 108.401 13.520
202009 11.959 108.164 13.872
202012 12.606 108.559 14.569
202103 13.319 110.298 15.151
202106 14.238 111.720 15.990
202109 14.232 112.905 15.816
202112 14.148 113.774 15.602
202203 14.796 117.646 15.780
202206 15.378 120.806 15.971
202209 15.356 120.648 15.969
202212 15.420 120.964 15.994
202303 15.493 122.702 15.842
202306 16.667 124.203 16.837
202309 16.995 125.230 17.027
202312 17.069 125.468 17.069

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.


Wajax  (OTCPK:WJXFF) 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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Wajax (WJXFF) Business Description

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Address
2250 Argentia Road, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 6A5
Wajax Corp operates an integrated distribution system, providing sales, parts and services to a broad range of customers in diversified sectors of the Canadian economy, including: construction, forestry, mining, industrial and commercial, oil sands, transportation, metal processing, government and utilities, and oil and gas.

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