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Proto (PTOVF) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.92 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Proto Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-05), Proto's current share price is $8.74. Proto's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.56. Proto's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.92.

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

PTOVF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 1.57   Max: 2.39
Current: 1.6

During the past years, Proto's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.39. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 1.57.

PTOVF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
50.17% of 297 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 1.6 vs PTOVF: 1.60

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.

Proto's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.001. 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 $4.56 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Proto Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Proto Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.33 1.73 1.42 1.48 -

Proto 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 1.48 1.40 1.46 1.59 -

Competitive Comparison of Proto's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Proto'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.


Proto's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Proto's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Proto 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.74/4.56
=1.92

* 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.

Proto's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Proto's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=8.001/106.8000*106.8000
=8.001

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 106.8000.

Proto Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 6.256 95.700 6.982
201406 6.352 98.000 6.922
201409 6.217 98.500 6.741
201412 5.678 97.900 6.194
201503 5.655 97.900 6.169
201506 5.514 98.400 5.985
201509 5.780 98.500 6.267
201512 5.674 98.100 6.177
201603 5.698 97.900 6.216
201606 6.082 98.100 6.621
201609 6.329 98.000 6.897
201612 5.609 98.400 6.088
201703 5.828 98.100 6.345
201706 5.971 98.500 6.474
201709 6.022 98.800 6.510
201712 5.977 99.400 6.422
201803 6.099 99.200 6.566
201806 5.971 99.200 6.428
201809 5.991 99.900 6.405
201812 6.116 99.700 6.552
201903 6.278 99.700 6.725
201906 6.572 99.800 7.033
201909 7.099 100.100 7.574
201912 7.191 100.500 7.642
202003 7.378 100.300 7.856
202006 7.520 99.900 8.039
202009 8.019 99.900 8.573
202012 8.313 99.300 8.941
202103 8.224 99.900 8.792
202106 8.539 99.500 9.165
202109 8.885 100.100 9.480
202112 8.749 100.100 9.335
202203 8.468 101.100 8.945
202206 7.555 101.800 7.926
202209 7.271 103.100 7.532
202212 7.773 104.100 7.975
202303 8.032 104.400 8.217
202306 7.851 105.200 7.970
202309 7.641 106.200 7.684
202312 8.001 106.800 8.001

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.


Proto  (OTCPK:PTOVF) 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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Proto (PTOVF) Business Description

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Address
1-23-14 Aoi Building, 4th Floor, Aichi Naka-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Nagoya, JPN, 460-0006
Proto Corp provides information about new and pre-owned cars, motorcycles, and parts through magazines and the Internet. The company also provides information such as restaurants, golf courses, and ski resorts. It derives its revenue when the used car dealer advertises its advertisement, the company receives publication fees. It also gets information registration fee for Internet sites and mobile sites.

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