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Frontline (OSL:FRO) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.23 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Frontline Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-06), Frontline's current share price is kr285.80. Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr88.53. Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.23.

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

OSL:FRO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.45   Max: 3.4
Current: 3.2

During the past years, Frontline's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.40. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.45.

OSL:FRO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
88.11% of 824 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.025 vs OSL:FRO: 3.20

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.

Frontline's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr113.304. 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 kr88.53 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Frontline Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Frontline 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 0.88 0.65 1.05 1.80 2.51

Frontline 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 2.40 1.99 2.44 2.51 2.78

Competitive Comparison of Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Frontline'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.


Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Frontline 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=285.80/88.53
=3.23

* 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.

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

For example, Frontline'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)
=113.304/131.7762*131.7762
=113.304

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Frontline Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 -20.569 100.560 -26.954
201409 -39.567 100.428 -51.918
201412 -22.990 99.070 -30.580
201503 -0.131 99.621 -0.173
201506 42.366 100.684 55.449
201509 46.974 100.392 61.659
201512 80.431 99.792 106.209
201603 79.508 100.470 104.282
201606 75.501 101.688 97.841
201609 73.226 101.861 94.731
201612 75.609 101.863 97.813
201703 75.536 102.862 96.769
201706 72.706 103.349 92.704
201709 66.314 104.136 83.916
201712 58.158 104.011 73.683
201803 52.967 105.290 66.291
201806 54.245 106.317 67.235
201809 55.271 106.507 68.384
201812 59.117 105.998 73.494
201903 61.027 107.251 74.982
201906 61.334 108.070 74.789
201909 64.504 108.329 78.465
201912 69.205 108.420 84.113
202003 83.093 108.902 100.547
202006 80.313 108.767 97.303
202009 75.139 109.815 90.166
202012 71.000 109.897 85.135
202103 70.659 111.754 83.318
202106 68.765 114.631 79.050
202109 69.196 115.734 78.787
202112 72.478 117.630 81.195
202203 73.099 121.301 79.412
202206 91.330 125.017 96.268
202209 93.816 125.227 98.723
202212 100.316 125.222 105.567
202303 105.116 127.348 108.771
202306 111.384 128.729 114.021
202309 107.253 129.860 108.836
202312 107.939 129.419 109.905
202403 113.304 131.776 113.304

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.


Frontline  (OSL:FRO) 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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Frontline (OSL:FRO) Business Description

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8, John Kennedy Street, 7th floor, Iris House, Office 740B, Limassol, CYP, 3106
Frontline Plc is an international shipping company engaged in the seaborne transportation of crude oil and oil products. Group operates through the tankers segment. The tankers segment includes crude oil tankers and product tankers. Its geographical area of operation includes Arabian Gulf, West African, the North Sea, and the Caribbean. Frontline earns revenue through voyage charters, time charters, and a finance lease. It is also involved in the charter, purchase, and sale of vessels.

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