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Gentex (FRA:GTX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.84 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Gentex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), Gentex's current share price is €31.40. Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €8.17. Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.84.

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

FRA:GTX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.06   Med: 4.41   Max: 5.97
Current: 3.88

During the past years, Gentex's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.97. The lowest was 3.06. And the median was 4.41.

FRA:GTX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83% of 1000 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.33 vs FRA:GTX: 3.88

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.

Gentex's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €9.451. 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 €8.17 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Gentex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Gentex 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 5.09 5.48 4.95 3.47 3.83

Gentex 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 3.46 3.54 3.85 3.83 4.12

Competitive Comparison of Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.


Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gentex 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=31.40/8.17
=3.84

* 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.

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

For example, Gentex'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)
=9.451/131.7762*131.7762
=9.451

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Gentex Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 3.644 100.560 4.775
201409 3.969 100.428 5.208
201412 4.316 99.070 5.741
201503 5.061 99.621 6.695
201506 5.011 100.684 6.558
201509 5.107 100.392 6.704
201512 5.428 99.792 7.168
201603 5.433 100.470 7.126
201606 5.539 101.688 7.178
201609 5.773 101.861 7.468
201612 6.294 101.863 8.142
201703 6.425 102.862 8.231
201706 6.246 103.349 7.964
201709 5.988 104.136 7.577
201712 6.179 104.011 7.828
201803 5.839 105.290 7.308
201806 6.116 106.317 7.581
201809 6.026 106.507 7.456
201812 6.310 105.998 7.845
201903 6.430 107.251 7.900
201906 6.615 108.070 8.066
201909 6.896 108.329 8.389
201912 6.942 108.420 8.437
202003 6.781 108.902 8.205
202006 6.585 108.767 7.978
202009 6.567 109.815 7.880
202012 6.625 109.897 7.944
202103 6.820 111.754 8.042
202106 6.656 114.631 7.652
202109 6.783 115.734 7.723
202112 7.254 117.630 8.126
202203 7.470 121.301 8.115
202206 7.993 125.017 8.425
202209 8.757 125.227 9.215
202212 8.328 125.222 8.764
202303 8.485 127.348 8.780
202306 8.683 128.729 8.889
202309 9.112 129.860 9.246
202312 9.162 129.419 9.329
202403 9.451 131.776 9.451

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.


Gentex  (FRA:GTX) 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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Gentex (FRA:GTX) Business Description

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Address
600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464
Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2022 totaled about $1.9 billion with 44.2 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 65% interior and 35% exterior, versus about 32% exterior in 2020. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.