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Mercer International (FRA:AEZ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.91 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Mercer International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-10), Mercer International's current share price is €8.15. Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €9.00. Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.91.

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

FRA:AEZ' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77   Med: 1.42   Max: 2.58
Current: 0.92

During the past years, Mercer International's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.58. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 1.42.

FRA:AEZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
50.6% of 249 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.91 vs FRA:AEZ: 0.92

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.

Mercer International's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €7.895. 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 €9.00 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Mercer International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercer International'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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Mercer International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Mercer International 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 1.60 1.30 1.45 1.28 0.98

Mercer International 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 1.05 0.85 0.89 0.98 1.02

Competitive Comparison of Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Mercer International'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.


Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mercer International 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.

Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.15/9
=0.91

* 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.

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

For example, Mercer International'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)
=7.895/126.2576*126.2576
=7.895

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Mercer International Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 4.947 99.473 6.279
201409 5.736 99.394 7.286
201412 5.538 98.367 7.108
201503 4.896 99.789 6.195
201506 5.387 100.500 6.768
201509 5.428 100.421 6.825
201512 5.451 99.947 6.886
201603 6.081 101.054 7.598
201606 5.506 102.002 6.815
201609 5.775 101.765 7.165
201612 5.556 101.449 6.915
201703 5.686 102.634 6.995
201706 6.095 103.029 7.469
201709 6.426 103.345 7.851
201712 7.157 103.345 8.744
201803 7.274 105.004 8.746
201806 7.070 105.557 8.456
201809 7.491 105.636 8.953
201812 7.838 105.399 9.389
201903 8.367 106.979 9.875
201906 8.718 107.690 10.221
201909 8.182 107.611 9.600
201912 7.548 107.769 8.843
202003 6.365 107.927 7.446
202006 6.663 108.401 7.761
202009 7.098 108.164 8.285
202012 7.501 108.559 8.724
202103 7.226 110.298 8.272
202106 7.593 111.720 8.581
202109 8.081 112.905 9.037
202112 9.301 113.774 10.322
202203 10.549 117.646 11.321
202206 10.753 120.806 11.238
202209 10.996 120.648 11.507
202212 11.967 120.964 12.491
202303 11.571 122.702 11.906
202306 10.177 124.203 10.345
202309 9.373 125.230 9.450
202312 8.759 125.072 8.842
202403 7.895 126.258 7.895

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.


Mercer International  (FRA:AEZ) 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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Mercer International (FRA:AEZ) Business Description

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Address
700 West Pender Street, Suite 1120, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1G8
Mercer International Inc is a forest products company with two reportable operating segments in pulp and solid wood. Pulp segment consists of the manufacture, sale and distribution of pulp, electricity and chemicals. Solid wood segment consists of the manufacture, sale and distribution of lumber, manufactured products wood pallets, electricity, biofuels and wood residuals from sawmills and other facilities located in Germany and the United States. The company has its geographical presence in USA, Germany, China and Other countries. Majority of the revenue is generated from the Pulp segment.

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