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Centene (STU:QEN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.26 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Centene Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), Centene's current share price is €71.52. Centene's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €31.58. Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.26.

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

STU:QEN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.02   Med: 4.83   Max: 9.9
Current: 2.26

During the past years, Centene's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.90. The lowest was 2.02. And the median was 4.83.

STU:QEN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.29% of 14 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 3.515 vs STU:QEN: 2.26

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.

Centene's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €46.238. 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 €31.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Centene Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Centene 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 4.88 3.55 3.71 2.97 2.28

Centene 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 2.18 2.22 2.18 2.28 2.30

Competitive Comparison of Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Centene'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.


Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Centene's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Centene 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=71.52/31.58
=2.26

* 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.

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

For example, Centene'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)
=46.238/131.7762*131.7762
=46.238

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Centene Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 4.696 100.560 6.154
201409 5.400 100.428 7.086
201412 5.971 99.070 7.942
201503 7.139 99.621 9.443
201506 7.257 100.684 9.498
201509 7.665 100.392 10.061
201512 8.227 99.792 10.864
201603 13.953 100.470 18.301
201606 14.418 101.688 18.684
201609 14.888 101.861 19.260
201612 16.253 101.863 21.026
201703 16.472 102.862 21.102
201706 16.457 103.349 20.984
201709 16.142 104.136 20.427
201712 16.687 104.011 21.141
201803 17.209 105.290 21.538
201806 22.125 106.317 27.423
201809 22.229 106.507 27.503
201812 23.264 105.998 28.922
201903 24.710 107.251 30.361
201906 26.011 108.070 31.717
201909 27.014 108.329 32.861
201912 27.216 108.420 33.079
202003 36.800 108.902 44.530
202006 38.405 108.767 46.529
202009 37.674 109.815 45.208
202012 36.434 109.897 43.688
202103 37.975 111.754 44.779
202106 36.889 114.631 42.406
202109 38.554 115.734 43.898
202112 40.711 117.630 45.607
202203 42.181 121.301 45.824
202206 42.795 125.017 45.109
202209 44.961 125.227 47.313
202212 41.234 125.222 43.392
202303 42.394 127.348 43.868
202306 43.396 128.729 44.423
202309 44.335 129.860 44.989
202312 44.333 129.419 45.140
202403 46.238 131.776 46.238

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.


Centene  (STU:QEN) 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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Centene (STU:QEN) Business Description

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7700 Forsyth Boulevard, Centene Plaza, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63105
Centene is a managed-care organization focused on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 24 million medical members as of June 2023, mostly in Medicaid (67% of membership), the individual exchanges (14%), and Medicare Advantage (6%) plans. The company also serves traditional Medicare users with its Medicare Part D pharmaceutical program.

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