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Solvay (Solvay) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.31 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Solvay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-07), Solvay's current share price is $3.29. Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $10.71. Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.31.

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

SLVYY' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 0.22   Max: 0.34
Current: 0.3

During the past years, Solvay's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.34. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.22.

SLVYY's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
95.57% of 1196 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.695 vs SLVYY: 0.30

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.

Solvay's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.473. 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 $10.71 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Solvay Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Solvay 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 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.18 0.27

Solvay 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 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.27 0.25

Competitive Comparison of Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Solvay'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.


Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Solvay's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Solvay 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.29/10.71
=0.31

* 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.

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

For example, Solvay'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)
=1.473/130.5518*130.5518
=1.473

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 130.5518.

Solvay Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 10.096 99.482 13.249
201409 9.779 99.195 12.870
201412 9.167 99.086 12.078
201503 8.865 99.423 11.641
201506 8.979 100.107 11.710
201509 7.523 100.245 9.797
201512 9.892 100.572 12.841
201603 9.682 101.653 12.435
201606 9.691 102.267 12.371
201609 9.704 102.118 12.406
201612 9.920 102.614 12.621
201703 10.425 103.972 13.090
201706 10.577 103.902 13.290
201709 11.213 104.170 14.053
201712 11.043 104.804 13.756
201803 11.468 105.419 14.202
201806 11.202 106.063 13.788
201809 11.654 106.618 14.270
201812 11.590 107.252 14.108
201903 11.933 107.876 14.441
201906 10.887 107.896 13.173
201909 10.409 107.470 12.645
201912 10.222 108.065 12.349
202003 10.293 108.550 12.379
202006 8.200 108.540 9.863
202009 8.482 108.441 10.211
202012 8.487 108.511 10.211
202103 8.985 109.522 10.710
202106 9.241 110.305 10.937
202109 9.488 111.543 11.105
202112 9.528 114.705 10.844
202203 10.078 118.620 11.092
202206 10.667 120.948 11.514
202209 10.746 124.120 11.303
202212 10.824 126.578 11.164
202303 11.264 126.528 11.622
202306 11.255 125.973 11.664
202309 10.882 127.083 11.179
202312 1.313 128.292 1.336
202403 1.473 130.552 1.473

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.


Solvay  (OTCPK:SLVYY) 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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Solvay (Solvay) Business Description

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Rue De Ransbeek, 310, Brussels, BEL, B-1120
Solvay is a Belgium-based producer of chemicals, plastics, and composites. The company has a top-three market position for nearly all of its products. Key business segments include materials, chemicals, and solutions. High-value products include aerospace composites and specialty polymers while traditional chemical products include soda ash and hydrogen peroxide. Geographical exposure is relatively balanced, with Europe, North America, and Asia each contributing a third of sales.

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