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Canadian National Railway Co (FRA:CY2) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 6.03 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-21), Canadian National Railway Co's current share price is €117.10. Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €19.41. Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 6.03.

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

FRA:CY2' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.45   Med: 6.27   Max: 7.62
Current: 6.11

During the past years, Canadian National Railway Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.62. The lowest was 4.45. And the median was 6.27.

FRA:CY2's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.03% of 703 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs FRA:CY2: 6.11

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.

Canadian National Railway Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €21.164. 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 €19.41 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian National Railway Co'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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Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Canadian National Railway Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Canadian National Railway Co 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 6.05 5.94 5.34 5.99 6.29

Competitive Comparison of Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Canadian National Railway Co'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.


Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Canadian National Railway Co 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.

Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=117.10/19.41
=6.03

* 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.

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

For example, Canadian National Railway Co'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)
=21.164/126.2576*126.2576
=21.164

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Canadian National Railway Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 11.080 99.473 14.063
201409 11.892 99.394 15.106
201412 11.705 98.367 15.024
201503 12.513 99.789 15.832
201506 12.592 100.500 15.819
201509 12.253 100.421 15.405
201512 12.690 99.947 16.031
201603 12.854 101.054 16.060
201606 13.251 102.002 16.402
201609 13.407 101.765 16.634
201612 13.806 101.449 17.182
201703 13.747 102.634 16.911
201706 13.416 103.029 16.441
201709 13.776 103.345 16.830
201712 14.842 103.345 18.133
201803 14.147 105.004 17.010
201806 15.388 105.557 18.406
201809 15.831 105.636 18.921
201812 15.869 105.399 19.009
201903 16.024 106.979 18.912
201906 16.656 107.690 19.528
201909 17.723 107.611 20.794
201912 17.267 107.769 20.229
202003 17.148 107.927 20.060
202006 17.332 108.401 20.187
202009 17.451 108.164 20.370
202012 17.754 108.559 20.648
202103 18.705 110.298 21.412
202106 19.514 111.720 22.053
202109 20.543 112.905 22.973
202112 22.437 113.774 24.899
202203 22.582 117.646 24.235
202206 23.386 120.806 24.441
202209 24.573 120.648 25.716
202212 22.144 120.964 23.113
202303 21.443 122.702 22.064
202306 21.553 124.203 21.909
202309 21.283 125.230 21.458
202312 21.393 125.072 21.596
202403 21.164 126.258 21.164

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.


Canadian National Railway Co  (FRA:CY2) 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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Canadian National Railway Co (FRA:CY2) Business Description

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Address
935 de La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 2M9
Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2022, CN generated roughly CAD 17.1 billion in revenue by hauling intermodal containers (29% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (19%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (5%), and coal (5%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.

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