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Universal Health Services (FRA:UHS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.54 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Universal Health Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-01), Universal Health Services's current share price is €171.00. Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €67.41. Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.54.

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

FRA:UHS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.41   Med: 3.52   Max: 6.31
Current: 2.54

During the past years, Universal Health Services's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.31. The lowest was 1.41. And the median was 3.52.

FRA:UHS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.97% of 323 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.93 vs FRA:UHS: 2.54

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.

Universal Health Services's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €85.486. 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 €67.41 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Universal Health Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Health Services'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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Universal Health Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Universal Health Services 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 3.43 2.93 2.34 2.21 2.15

Universal Health Services 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 1.92 2.32 1.80 2.15 2.49

Competitive Comparison of Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Universal Health Services'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.


Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Universal Health Services 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.

Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=171.00/67.41
=2.54

* 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.

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

For example, Universal Health Services'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)
=85.486/131.7762*131.7762
=85.486

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Universal Health Services Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 26.321 100.560 34.492
201409 28.252 100.428 37.071
201412 30.693 99.070 40.826
201503 36.437 99.621 48.198
201506 36.547 100.684 47.833
201509 37.397 100.392 49.088
201512 39.688 99.792 52.408
201603 39.587 100.470 51.922
201606 39.327 101.688 50.963
201609 40.388 101.861 52.249
201612 44.474 101.863 57.534
201703 45.814 102.862 58.692
201706 44.779 103.349 57.096
201709 43.007 104.136 54.422
201712 44.744 104.011 56.688
201803 44.865 105.290 56.151
201806 48.763 106.317 60.440
201809 49.688 106.507 61.477
201812 51.857 105.998 64.468
201903 53.260 107.251 65.439
201906 53.938 108.070 65.770
201909 55.872 108.329 67.965
201912 57.132 108.420 69.440
202003 57.225 108.902 69.245
202006 59.459 108.767 72.037
202009 59.571 109.815 71.484
202012 61.046 109.897 73.200
202103 64.276 111.754 75.792
202106 64.699 114.631 74.376
202109 66.349 115.734 75.546
202112 69.909 117.630 78.317
202203 71.551 121.301 77.730
202206 75.382 125.017 79.458
202209 82.816 125.227 87.148
202212 79.132 125.222 83.274
202303 80.170 127.348 82.958
202306 80.966 128.729 82.883
202309 83.254 129.860 84.483
202312 83.931 129.419 85.459
202403 85.486 131.776 85.486

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.


Universal Health Services  (FRA:UHS) 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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Universal Health Services (FRA:UHS) Business Description

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Address
367 South Gulph Road, Universal Corporate Center, P.O. Box 61558, King Of Prussia, PA, USA, 19406-0958
Universal Health Services Inc owns and operates acute care hospitals, behavior health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and radiation oncology centers. The firm operates in two key segments: Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Services. The Acute Care Hospital Services segment includes the firm's acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, and surgery and oncology centers.