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Ashland (FRA:AHT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.56 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Ashland Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), Ashland's current share price is €91.50. Ashland's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €58.77. Ashland's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.56.

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

FRA:AHT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 1.29   Max: 1.87
Current: 1.57

During the past years, Ashland's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.87. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 1.29.

FRA:AHT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
53.41% of 1202 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs FRA:AHT: 1.57

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.

Ashland's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €57.519. 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 €58.77 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Ashland Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Ashland Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.36 1.25 1.52 1.52 1.28

Ashland 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 1.63 1.36 1.28 1.33 1.52

Competitive Comparison of Ashland's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ashland'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.


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

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

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



Ashland 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=91.50/58.77
=1.56

* 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.

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

For example, Ashland'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)
=57.519/131.7762*131.7762
=57.519

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Ashland Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 42.706 100.560 55.963
201409 39.720 100.428 52.119
201412 38.932 99.070 51.785
201503 41.280 99.621 54.604
201506 41.727 100.684 54.613
201509 40.388 100.392 53.014
201512 36.981 99.792 48.834
201603 39.401 100.470 51.678
201606 39.182 101.688 50.775
201609 48.100 101.861 62.226
201612 48.378 101.863 62.585
201703 49.593 102.862 63.533
201706 48.478 103.349 61.812
201709 46.091 104.136 58.325
201712 46.155 104.011 58.476
201803 45.644 105.290 57.126
201806 46.608 106.317 57.769
201809 47.080 106.507 58.250
201812 46.394 105.998 57.677
201903 47.445 107.251 58.295
201906 47.041 108.070 57.360
201909 54.041 108.329 65.738
201912 54.152 108.420 65.818
202003 44.654 108.902 54.034
202006 44.245 108.767 53.605
202009 42.255 109.815 50.705
202012 42.301 109.897 50.723
202103 43.087 111.754 50.806
202106 43.760 114.631 50.305
202109 41.039 115.734 46.727
202112 42.957 117.630 48.123
202203 56.294 121.301 61.155
202206 57.068 125.017 60.154
202209 60.226 125.227 63.376
202212 57.713 125.222 60.734
202303 57.791 127.348 59.801
202306 56.723 128.729 58.066
202309 56.900 129.860 57.740
202312 55.886 129.419 56.904
202403 57.519 131.776 57.519

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.


Ashland  (FRA:AHT) 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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Ashland (FRA:AHT) Business Description

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8145 Blazer Drive, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19808
Ashland Inc is a world-wide specialty materials company that serves a wide range of industrial markets. The company has a business-centric operating model and is organized into four distinct segments: life sciences, personal care, specialty additives, and intermediates. Key customers for the firm include pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of personal care products, food and beverages, and nutraceuticals and supplements. The life sciences segment derives maximum revenue. Ashland includes only U.S. and Canada in its North America designation and includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa in its Europe designation.