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FutureFuel (FutureFuel) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.52 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is FutureFuel Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-17), FutureFuel's current share price is $5.025. FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $9.61. FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.52.

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

FF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 1.4   Max: 2.35
Current: 0.52

During the past years, FutureFuel's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.35. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 1.40.

FF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
88.71% of 1072 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.645 vs FF: 0.52

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.

FutureFuel's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $4.680. 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 $9.61 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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FutureFuel Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

FutureFuel 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 1.46 1.46 0.83 0.86 0.64

FutureFuel 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 0.77 0.92 0.74 0.64 0.84

Competitive Comparison of FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, FutureFuel'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.


FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



FutureFuel 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=5.025/9.61
=0.52

* 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.

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

For example, FutureFuel'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)
=4.68/131.7762*131.7762
=4.680

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

FutureFuel Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 7.608 100.560 9.970
201409 7.728 100.428 10.140
201412 8.211 99.070 10.922
201503 8.334 99.621 11.024
201506 8.342 100.684 10.918
201509 8.366 100.392 10.981
201512 9.020 99.792 11.911
201603 9.217 100.470 12.089
201606 9.513 101.688 12.328
201609 9.778 101.861 12.650
201612 7.607 101.863 9.841
201703 7.739 102.862 9.914
201706 7.811 103.349 9.959
201709 7.904 104.136 10.002
201712 8.038 104.011 10.184
201803 8.740 105.290 10.939
201806 8.881 106.317 11.008
201809 9.095 106.507 11.253
201812 8.895 105.998 11.058
201903 9.025 107.251 11.089
201906 9.110 108.070 11.108
201909 9.261 108.329 11.265
201912 10.678 108.420 12.978
202003 8.107 108.902 9.810
202006 8.457 108.767 10.246
202009 8.615 109.815 10.338
202012 8.502 109.897 10.195
202103 8.300 111.754 9.787
202106 5.882 114.631 6.762
202109 6.091 115.734 6.935
202112 6.602 117.630 7.396
202203 6.078 121.301 6.603
202206 6.005 125.017 6.330
202209 6.366 125.227 6.699
202212 6.467 125.222 6.805
202303 6.949 127.348 7.191
202306 6.723 128.729 6.882
202309 6.787 129.860 6.887
202312 7.081 129.419 7.210
202403 4.680 131.776 4.680

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.


FutureFuel  (NYSE:FF) 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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FutureFuel (FutureFuel) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8235 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 400, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63105
FutureFuel Corp makes and sells diversified chemical products, bio-based fuel products, and specialty chemical products. The company is organized into two segments based on product type: biofuels and chemicals. The biofuel segment sells biodiesel and other petroleum products. Its fuels are made from a mix of diesel, vegetable oils, and grease feedstock. The chemicals segment sells products that are used in the production of agricultural chemicals, which include herbicides, coatings, and cleaning products, such as detergents.
Executives
Kyle Gaither officer: Chief Operations Officer 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Charles W. Lyon officer: Chief Commercial Officer 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Donald C. Bedell director 731 N. MAIN STREET, SIKESTON MO 63801
Ronald J Kruszewski director 501 NORTH BROADWAY, ST LOUIS MO 63102
Novelly Paul Anthony Ii 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Apex Holding Co. 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Sagm Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Paul M Flynn officer: See remarks 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 307, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Dale E Cole director 1325 HARRISON STREET, BATESVILLE AR 72501
Egger Terrance C Z director 900 NORTH TUCKER BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63101
Alain Louvel director C/O FUTURE FUEL, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
St. Albans Global Management, Llc 10 percent owner 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Paul A Novelly director, officer: Exec. Chair. of Board of Dir. 115 S JEFFERSON RD, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
Mckinlay Thomas officer: Chief Operating Officer 8235 FORSYTH, FOURTH FLOOR, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Paul G. Lorenzini director 25 FORDYCE LANE, ST. LOUIS MO 63124

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