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Caterpillar (CHIX:CATZ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.73 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), Caterpillar's current share price is CHF290.00. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF27.02. 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:

CHIX:CATz' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.84   Med: 5.41   Max: 11.11
Current: 10.22

During the past years, Caterpillar's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 11.11. The lowest was 2.84. And the median was 5.41.

CHIX:CATz's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.34% of 164 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.855 vs CHIX:CATz: 10.22

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 CHF32.035. 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 CHF27.02 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
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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
=290.00/27.02
=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)
=32.035/131.7762*131.7762
=32.035

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Caterpillar Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 29.757 100.560 38.994
201409 29.133 100.428 38.227
201412 26.944 99.070 35.839
201503 27.532 99.621 36.419
201506 26.436 100.684 34.600
201509 26.551 100.392 34.851
201512 25.306 99.792 33.417
201603 26.341 100.470 34.549
201606 25.277 101.688 32.756
201609 26.024 101.861 33.667
201612 22.834 101.863 29.540
201703 23.101 102.862 29.595
201706 22.949 103.349 29.261
201709 25.282 104.136 31.993
201712 22.621 104.011 28.660
201803 24.110 105.290 30.175
201806 24.785 106.317 30.720
201809 26.008 106.507 32.179
201812 24.195 105.998 30.079
201903 27.015 107.251 33.193
201906 26.056 108.070 31.772
201909 26.800 108.329 32.601
201912 26.058 108.420 31.671
202003 25.130 108.902 30.409
202006 24.127 108.767 29.231
202009 25.176 109.815 30.211
202012 24.977 109.897 29.950
202103 28.132 111.754 33.172
202106 27.912 114.631 32.087
202109 28.429 115.734 32.370
202112 28.330 117.630 31.737
202203 29.737 121.301 32.305
202206 28.903 125.017 30.466
202209 29.159 125.227 30.684
202212 28.631 125.222 30.130
202303 32.557 127.348 33.689
202306 32.185 128.729 32.947
202309 36.206 129.860 36.740
202312 33.759 129.419 34.374
202403 32.035 131.776 32.035

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  (CHIX:CATz) 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 (CHIX:CATZ) 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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