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Gentex (Gentex) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.90 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Gentex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-07), Gentex's current share price is $34.24. Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.78. Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.90.

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

GNTX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.06   Med: 4.41   Max: 5.97
Current: 3.9

During the past years, Gentex's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.97. The lowest was 3.06. And the median was 4.41.

GNTX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.05% of 997 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.35 vs GNTX: 3.90

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.

Gentex's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $10.273. 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 $8.78 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Gentex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Gentex 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 5.09 5.48 4.95 3.47 3.83

Gentex 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 3.46 3.54 3.85 3.83 4.12

Competitive Comparison of Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.


Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gentex 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=34.24/8.78
=3.90

* 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.

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

For example, Gentex'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)
=10.273/131.7762*131.7762
=10.273

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Gentex Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 4.951 100.560 6.488
201409 5.115 100.428 6.712
201412 5.322 99.070 7.079
201503 5.477 99.621 7.245
201506 5.624 100.684 7.361
201509 5.732 100.392 7.524
201512 5.912 99.792 7.807
201603 6.050 100.470 7.935
201606 6.224 101.688 8.066
201609 6.479 101.861 8.382
201612 6.639 101.863 8.589
201703 6.872 102.862 8.804
201706 7.018 103.349 8.948
201709 7.137 104.136 9.031
201712 7.312 104.011 9.264
201803 7.200 105.290 9.011
201806 7.145 106.317 8.856
201809 7.032 106.507 8.700
201812 7.179 105.998 8.925
201903 7.266 107.251 8.928
201906 7.474 108.070 9.114
201909 7.595 108.329 9.239
201912 7.713 108.420 9.375
202003 7.492 108.902 9.066
202006 7.416 108.767 8.985
202009 7.735 109.815 9.282
202012 8.059 109.897 9.663
202103 8.119 111.754 9.574
202106 8.019 114.631 9.218
202109 7.980 115.734 9.086
202112 8.196 117.630 9.182
202203 8.227 121.301 8.937
202206 8.449 125.017 8.906
202209 8.670 125.227 9.123
202212 8.822 125.222 9.284
202303 9.084 127.348 9.400
202306 9.407 128.729 9.630
202309 9.725 129.860 9.869
202312 9.991 129.419 10.173
202403 10.273 131.776 10.273

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.


Gentex  (NAS:GNTX) 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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Gentex (Gentex) Business Description

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Address
600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464
Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2022 totaled about $1.9 billion with 44.2 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 65% interior and 35% exterior, versus about 32% exterior in 2020. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Executives
Anderson Joseph B Jr director MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Kathleen Starkoff director 4304 SUNBURY ROAD, GALENA OH 43021-9318
Gary F Goode director 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
James A Hollars director 23880 MESSINA COURT, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Richard O Schaum director 388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Neil Boehm officer: Chief Technology Officer 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Scott P Ryan officer: General Counsel 7592 KIRKWOOD TRAIL SE, ALTO MI 49302
Steven R Downing officer: Chief Financial Officer 14814 CREEK EDGE DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
James H Wallace director 2625 WYNDBEND BLVD, POWELL OH 43065
John A Mulder director 16680 LYONHURST CIRCLE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Ling Zang director 6291 SHENANDOAH PARK AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Matthew Chiodo officer: Vice President of Sales 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Kevin C Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2608 104TH AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49464
Frederick A Sotok director
Brian C Walker director