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American Vanguard (FRA:AVJ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.71 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is American Vanguard Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-01), American Vanguard's current share price is €8.16. American Vanguard's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €11.54. American Vanguard's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.71.

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

FRA:AVJ' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67   Med: 1.87   Max: 5.67
Current: 0.67

During the past years, American Vanguard's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.67. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 1.87.

FRA:AVJ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
80.87% of 183 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 1.55 vs FRA:AVJ: 0.67

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.

American Vanguard's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €11.854. 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 €11.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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American Vanguard Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Vanguard'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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American Vanguard Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

American Vanguard 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 2.06 1.55 1.47 1.79 0.87

American Vanguard 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 1.76 1.42 0.86 0.87 1.00

Competitive Comparison of American Vanguard's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, American Vanguard'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.


American Vanguard's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

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

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



American Vanguard 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.

American Vanguard's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.16/11.54
=0.71

* 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.

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

For example, American Vanguard'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)
=11.854/131.7762*131.7762
=11.854

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

American Vanguard Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 6.570 100.560 8.610
201409 6.938 100.428 9.104
201412 7.292 99.070 9.699
201503 8.295 99.621 10.972
201506 8.029 100.684 10.508
201509 8.107 100.392 10.641
201512 8.441 99.792 11.146
201603 8.364 100.470 10.970
201606 8.331 101.688 10.796
201609 8.440 101.861 10.919
201612 9.109 101.863 11.784
201703 9.027 102.862 11.564
201706 8.709 103.349 11.104
201709 8.351 104.136 10.568
201712 8.653 104.011 10.963
201803 8.426 105.290 10.546
201806 9.044 106.317 11.210
201809 9.289 106.507 11.493
201812 9.695 105.998 12.053
201903 9.666 107.251 11.876
201906 9.802 108.070 11.952
201909 10.170 108.329 12.371
201912 10.266 108.420 12.478
202003 10.039 108.902 12.148
202006 9.998 108.767 12.113
202009 9.669 109.815 11.603
202012 9.608 109.897 11.521
202103 9.815 111.754 11.573
202106 9.826 114.631 11.296
202109 10.129 115.734 11.533
202112 10.680 117.630 11.964
202203 11.429 121.301 12.416
202206 11.839 125.017 12.479
202209 12.380 125.227 13.028
202212 11.873 125.222 12.494
202303 11.911 127.348 12.325
202306 11.664 128.729 11.940
202309 11.690 129.860 11.863
202312 11.797 129.419 12.012
202403 11.854 131.776 11.854

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.


American Vanguard  (FRA:AVJ) 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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American Vanguard (FRA:AVJ) Business Description

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Address
4695 MacArthur Court, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 92660
American Vanguard Corp is a United States-based diversified specialty and agricultural products company. It manufactures and formulates chemicals for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. These chemicals include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants, which are marketed in liquid, powder, and granular forms. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the sale of insecticides and herbicides.

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