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Caterpillar (UKEX:CAT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.73 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-03), Caterpillar's current share price is ₴10904.00. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₴1,015.92. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 10.73.

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

UKEX:CAT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.84   Med: 5.42   Max: 11.11
Current: 9.92

During the past years, Caterpillar's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 11.11. The lowest was 2.84. And the median was 5.42.

UKEX:CAT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.83% of 168 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs UKEX:CAT: 9.92

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.

Caterpillar's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₴1,461.152. 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 ₴1,015.92 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Caterpillar 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 5.46 6.44 6.70 7.34 8.77

Caterpillar 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 6.90 7.33 8.05 8.77 10.73

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar'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.


Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Caterpillar 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=10904.00/1015.92
=10.73

* 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.

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

For example, Caterpillar'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)
=1461.152/131.7762*131.7762
=1,461.152

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Caterpillar Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 1,346.325 100.560 1,764.265
201409 1,260.143 100.428 1,653.495
201412 1,119.674 99.070 1,489.319
201503 1,138.856 99.621 1,506.449
201506 1,149.510 100.684 1,504.491
201509 1,106.529 100.392 1,452.456
201512 1,030.707 99.792 1,361.052
201603 1,088.159 100.470 1,427.221
201606 1,056.684 101.688 1,369.342
201609 1,083.773 101.861 1,402.062
201612 907.844 101.863 1,174.446
201703 934.860 102.862 1,197.644
201706 960.754 103.349 1,225.018
201709 1,064.583 104.136 1,347.154
201712 928.899 104.011 1,176.863
201803 1,030.755 105.290 1,290.052
201806 1,014.664 106.317 1,257.643
201809 1,088.607 106.507 1,346.887
201812 988.624 105.998 1,229.054
201903 1,094.374 107.251 1,344.632
201906 1,068.876 108.070 1,303.350
201909 1,096.517 108.329 1,333.847
201912 1,074.831 108.420 1,306.373
202003 1,061.716 108.902 1,284.729
202006 1,027.935 108.767 1,245.387
202009 1,115.267 109.815 1,338.303
202012 1,139.474 109.897 1,366.332
202103 1,226.254 111.754 1,445.948
202106 1,246.158 114.631 1,432.539
202109 1,248.611 115.734 1,421.681
202112 1,246.698 117.630 1,396.632
202203 1,296.774 121.301 1,408.760
202206 1,207.423 125.017 1,272.706
202209 1,214.232 125.227 1,277.740
202212 1,245.608 125.222 1,310.806
202303 1,425.749 127.348 1,475.328
202306 1,448.727 128.729 1,483.024
202309 1,631.185 129.860 1,655.261
202312 1,582.141 129.419 1,610.953
202403 1,461.152 131.776 1,461.152

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.


Caterpillar  (UKEX:CAT) 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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Caterpillar (UKEX:CAT) Business Description

Address
5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Caterpillar is the premier manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment with over 13% market share in 2021. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Caterpillar Financial Services. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Caterpillar Financial Services provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.

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