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Hercules Capital (Hercules Capital) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.52 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), Hercules Capital's current share price is $19.04. Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $12.52. Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.52.

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

HTGC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.61   Med: 1.2   Max: 1.6
Current: 1.54

During the past years, Hercules Capital's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.60. The lowest was 0.61. And the median was 1.20.

HTGC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.86% of 937 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.8 vs HTGC: 1.54

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.

Hercules Capital's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $11.625. 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 $12.52 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hercules Capital'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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Hercules Capital Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Hercules Capital 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 1.30 1.33 1.43 1.08 1.35

Hercules Capital 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 1.04 1.19 1.32 1.35 1.47

Competitive Comparison of Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hercules Capital'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.


Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hercules Capital 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.

Hercules Capital's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=19.04/12.52
=1.52

* 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.

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

For example, Hercules Capital'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)
=11.625/131.7762*131.7762
=11.625

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Hercules Capital Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 10.417 100.560 13.651
201409 10.224 100.428 13.415
201412 10.181 99.070 13.542
201503 10.472 99.621 13.852
201506 10.259 100.684 13.427
201509 10.024 100.392 13.158
201512 9.944 99.792 13.131
201603 9.810 100.470 12.867
201606 9.658 101.688 12.516
201609 9.864 101.861 12.761
201612 9.904 101.863 12.812
201703 9.757 102.862 12.500
201706 9.870 103.349 12.585
201709 10.002 104.136 12.657
201712 9.961 104.011 12.620
201803 9.722 105.290 12.168
201806 10.224 106.317 12.672
201809 10.379 106.507 12.841
201812 9.901 105.998 12.309
201903 10.258 107.251 12.604
201906 10.593 108.070 12.917
201909 10.376 108.329 12.622
201912 10.553 108.420 12.826
202003 9.919 108.902 12.002
202006 10.190 108.767 12.346
202009 10.262 109.815 12.314
202012 11.259 109.897 13.501
202103 11.362 111.754 13.398
202106 11.706 114.631 13.457
202109 11.538 115.734 13.137
202112 11.221 117.630 12.570
202203 10.824 121.301 11.759
202206 10.431 125.017 10.995
202209 10.467 125.227 11.014
202212 10.534 125.222 11.085
202303 10.816 127.348 11.192
202306 10.962 128.729 11.222
202309 10.928 129.860 11.089
202312 11.427 129.419 11.635
202403 11.625 131.776 11.625

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.


Hercules Capital  (NYSE:HTGC) 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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Hercules Capital (Hercules Capital) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94301
Hercules Capital Inc is a specialty finance company engaged in providing senior secured loans to high-growth, venture capital-backed companies in a variety of technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technology industries. It invests primarily in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments. The company lends to and invests in portfolio companies in various technology-related industries including technology, drug discovery and development, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, and sustainable and renewable technology.
Executives
Nikos Theodosopoulos director C/O ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., 5453 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Christian Follmann officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Gayle A Crowell director
Wade Loo director C/O HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Scott Bluestein officer: Chief Investment Officer 303 COLUMBUS AVENUE, APT 506, BOSTON MA 02116
Deanne Aguirre director C/O HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Thomas J Fallon director C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 140 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Kiersten Zaza Botelho officer: General Counsel & CCO C/O HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Paramjeet K Randhawa director C/O HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Carol L Foster director C/O HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Seth H Meyer officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Jorge Titinger director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Doreen Woo Ho director C/O HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Waldt Gerard R Jr. officer: Interim Chief Accounting Off 400 HAMILTON AVENUE SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Bradford C. Koenig director C/O GSV CAPITAL CORP., 2925 WOODSIDE ROAD, WOODSIDE CA 94062