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ABB (XSWX:ABBN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 7.10 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is ABB Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), ABB's current share price is CHF47.56. ABB's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF6.70. ABB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 7.10.

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

XSWX:ABBN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.31   Med: 3.67   Max: 7.14
Current: 7.14

During the past years, ABB's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.14. The lowest was 2.31. And the median was 3.67.

XSWX:ABBN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
91.5% of 2048 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.85 vs XSWX:ABBN: 7.14

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.

ABB's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF6.116. 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 CHF6.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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ABB Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

ABB 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 3.43 3.67 5.07 4.17 5.53

ABB 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 4.61 5.17 4.84 5.53 6.25

Competitive Comparison of ABB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, ABB'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.


ABB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



ABB 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=47.56/6.7
=7.10

* 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.

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

For example, ABB'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)
=6.116/106.4611*106.4611
=6.116

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 106.4611.

ABB Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 6.930 101.517 7.268
201409 7.073 101.247 7.437
201412 7.024 100.704 7.426
201503 6.889 100.339 7.309
201506 6.103 100.464 6.467
201509 6.471 99.785 6.904
201512 6.575 99.386 7.043
201603 6.727 99.475 7.199
201606 5.797 100.088 6.166
201609 6.124 99.604 6.546
201612 6.385 99.380 6.840
201703 6.729 100.040 7.161
201706 6.080 100.285 6.454
201709 6.423 100.254 6.821
201712 6.839 100.213 7.265
201803 5.965 100.836 6.298
201806 6.328 101.435 6.642
201809 6.406 101.246 6.736
201812 6.491 100.906 6.848
201903 6.802 101.571 7.129
201906 5.976 102.044 6.235
201909 6.143 101.396 6.450
201912 6.230 101.063 6.563
202003 5.202 101.048 5.481
202006 5.417 100.743 5.724
202009 7.323 100.585 7.751
202012 6.862 100.241 7.288
202103 6.289 100.800 6.642
202106 6.305 101.352 6.623
202109 6.460 101.533 6.774
202112 7.327 101.776 7.664
202203 6.382 103.205 6.583
202206 6.289 104.783 6.390
202209 6.137 104.835 6.232
202212 6.382 104.666 6.491
202303 6.077 106.245 6.089
202306 6.195 106.576 6.188
202309 6.425 106.570 6.418
202312 6.298 106.461 6.298
202403 6.116 106.461 6.116

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.


ABB  (XSWX:ABBN) 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.


ABB Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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ABB (XSWX:ABBN) Business Description

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Address
Affolternstrasse 44, Zurich, CHE, 8050
ABB is a supplier of electrical equipment and automation products. Founded in the late 19th century, the company was created out of the merger of two old industrial companies: ASEA and BBC. Its products include electrical equipment, industrial robots, and equipment used for industrial automation that are sold via approximately 20 business divisions. ABB is the number one or two supplier in two thirds of its product segments.

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