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Alphabet (BSP:GOGL34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 11.06 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-22), Alphabet's current share price is R$75.79. Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$6.85. Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 11.06.

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

BSP:GOGL34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.19   Med: 8.49   Max: 13.25
Current: 10.81

During the past years, Alphabet's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 13.25. The lowest was 6.19. And the median was 8.49.

BSP:GOGL34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.27% of 296 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 1.615 vs BSP:GOGL34: 10.81

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.

Alphabet's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$9.815. 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 R$6.85 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Alphabet 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 7.87 8.94 12.25 6.34 8.88

Alphabet 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 7.17 8.00 8.48 8.88 9.17

Competitive Comparison of Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alphabet'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.


Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alphabet 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=75.79/6.85
=11.06

* 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.

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

For example, Alphabet'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)
=9.815/131.7762*131.7762
=9.815

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Alphabet Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 1.318 100.560 1.727
201409 1.417 100.428 1.859
201412 1.679 99.070 2.233
201503 2.078 99.621 2.749
201506 2.114 100.684 2.767
201509 2.749 100.392 3.608
201512 2.831 99.792 3.738
201603 2.772 100.470 3.636
201606 2.656 101.688 3.442
201609 2.638 101.861 3.413
201612 2.811 101.863 3.636
201703 2.729 102.862 3.496
201706 2.939 103.349 3.747
201709 2.951 104.136 3.734
201712 3.013 104.011 3.817
201803 3.162 105.290 3.957
201806 3.658 106.317 4.534
201809 4.178 106.507 5.169
201812 4.132 105.998 5.137
201903 4.226 107.251 5.192
201906 4.449 108.070 5.425
201909 4.844 108.329 5.892
201912 5.005 108.420 6.083
202003 6.062 108.902 7.335
202006 6.579 108.767 7.971
202009 7.069 109.815 8.483
202012 7.065 109.897 8.472
202103 8.047 111.754 9.489
202106 7.455 114.631 8.570
202109 8.093 115.734 9.215
202112 8.955 117.630 10.032
202203 7.995 121.301 8.685
202206 8.215 125.017 8.659
202209 8.544 125.227 8.991
202212 8.714 125.222 9.170
202303 8.901 127.348 9.211
202306 8.556 128.729 8.759
202309 8.966 129.860 9.098
202312 9.286 129.419 9.455
202403 9.815 131.776 9.815

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.


Alphabet  (BSP:GOGL34) 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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Alphabet (BSP:GOGL34) Business Description

Address
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
Alphabet is a holding company. Internet media giant Google is a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google's other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart home products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet's moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), provide faster internet access (Google Fiber), enable self-driving cars (Waymo), and more.

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