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TransAlta (FRA:TZ1) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.32 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is TransAlta Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-13), TransAlta's current share price is €6.622. TransAlta's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €5.00. TransAlta's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.32.

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

FRA:TZ1' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 0.89   Max: 1.76
Current: 1.34

During the past years, TransAlta's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.76. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 0.89.

FRA:TZ1's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.09% of 275 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs FRA:TZ1: 1.34

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.

TransAlta's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.936. 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 €5.00 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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TransAlta Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

TransAlta 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 0.91 1.05 1.64 1.50 1.47

TransAlta 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 1.49 1.59 1.53 1.47 1.18

Competitive Comparison of TransAlta's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, TransAlta'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.


TransAlta's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, TransAlta's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



TransAlta 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=6.622/5
=1.32

* 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.

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

For example, TransAlta'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)
=1.936/126.2576*126.2576
=1.936

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

TransAlta Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.000 99.473 0.000
201409 5.475 99.394 6.955
201412 5.988 98.367 7.686
201503 6.416 99.789 8.118
201506 5.709 100.500 7.172
201509 6.010 100.421 7.556
201512 5.701 99.947 7.202
201603 5.745 101.054 7.178
201606 5.953 102.002 7.369
201609 5.822 101.765 7.223
201612 6.342 101.449 7.893
201703 6.295 102.634 7.744
201706 5.892 103.029 7.220
201709 5.817 103.345 7.107
201712 5.480 103.345 6.695
201803 5.298 105.004 6.370
201806 5.344 105.557 6.392
201809 5.111 105.636 6.109
201812 4.720 105.399 5.654
201903 4.500 106.979 5.311
201906 4.522 107.690 5.302
201909 4.780 107.611 5.608
201912 4.977 107.769 5.831
202003 4.820 107.927 5.639
202006 4.734 108.401 5.514
202009 4.028 108.164 4.702
202012 3.348 108.559 3.894
202103 3.462 110.298 3.963
202106 3.135 111.720 3.543
202109 1.701 112.905 1.902
202112 1.633 113.774 1.812
202203 1.996 117.646 2.142
202206 1.725 120.806 1.803
202209 1.675 120.648 1.753
202212 0.435 120.964 0.454
202303 1.139 122.702 1.172
202306 1.406 124.203 1.429
202309 2.498 125.230 2.518
202312 1.325 125.072 1.338
202403 1.936 126.258 1.936

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.


TransAlta  (FRA:TZ1) 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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TransAlta (FRA:TZ1) Business Description

Address
110 - 12th Avenue SW, Station M, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 2M1
TransAlta is an independent power producer based in Alberta, Canada. The company operates a diverse and growing fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia consisting of hydro, wind, solar, battery storage, gas and energy transition facilities. The majority of the company's revenues are derived from the sale of generation capacity, electricity, thermal energy, environmental attributes, and byproducts of power generation.

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