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Argan (FRA:1AW) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.86 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Argan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-17), Argan's current share price is €62.00. Argan's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €21.70. Argan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.86.

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

FRA:1AW' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.52   Med: 3.16   Max: 8.07
Current: 2.85

During the past years, Argan's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.07. The lowest was 1.52. And the median was 3.16.

FRA:1AW's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
82.48% of 1193 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.11 vs FRA:1AW: 2.85

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.

Argan's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €20.169. 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 €21.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Argan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Argan Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.73 2.55 1.91 1.79 1.91

Argan Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1.79 1.81 1.68 1.99 1.91

Competitive Comparison of Argan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Argan'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.


Argan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Argan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Argan 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=62.00/21.7
=2.86

* 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.

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

For example, Argan's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=20.169/130.1244*130.1244
=20.169

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 130.1244.

Argan Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 8.138 100.023 10.587
201407 8.814 100.520 11.410
201410 9.611 100.176 12.484
201501 10.914 98.604 14.403
201504 12.234 99.824 15.948
201507 12.921 100.691 16.698
201510 12.698 100.346 16.466
201601 13.565 99.957 17.659
201604 13.789 100.947 17.775
201607 15.415 101.524 19.758
201610 15.795 101.988 20.153
201701 17.734 102.456 22.523
201704 18.939 103.167 23.888
201707 19.253 103.278 24.258
201710 19.057 104.070 23.828
201801 18.861 104.578 23.468
201804 18.797 105.708 23.139
201807 20.442 106.324 25.018
201810 22.328 106.695 27.231
201901 22.194 106.200 27.194
201904 20.597 107.818 24.858
201907 20.515 108.250 24.661
201910 20.216 108.577 24.228
202001 19.550 108.841 23.373
202004 19.708 108.173 23.707
202007 17.900 109.318 21.307
202010 17.819 109.861 21.106
202101 16.765 110.364 19.767
202104 17.446 112.673 20.148
202107 18.176 115.183 20.534
202110 19.008 116.696 21.195
202201 18.911 118.619 20.745
202204 19.224 121.978 20.508
202207 19.671 125.002 20.477
202210 20.376 125.734 21.087
202301 19.393 126.223 19.992
202304 18.897 127.992 19.212
202307 19.296 128.974 19.468
202310 20.231 129.810 20.280
202401 20.169 130.124 20.169

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.


Argan  (FRA:1AW) 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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Argan (FRA:1AW) Business Description

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Address
One Church Street, Suite 201, Rockville, MD, USA, 20850
Argan Inc is a United States-based company that primarily operates in the power industry services segment through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Gemma Power Systems and affiliates, one of Argan's subsidiaries, contributed almost all Argan's sales. GPS is a contractor that provides a full range of engineering, procurement, and construction services for power-generating projects. GPS' works encompass complete plant design, construction, electrical interconnection, plant testing, and commissioning. Argan also generates a small portion of sales from industrial fabrication and field services, as well as telecommunication infrastructure services. It operates in three segments: Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services, out of which Power Services derive majority revenue.

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