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Argan (AGX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.68 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Argan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Argan's current share price is $61.98. Argan's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $23.11. Argan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.68.

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

AGX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.52   Med: 3.16   Max: 8.07
Current: 2.65

During the past years, Argan's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.07. The lowest was 1.52. And the median was 3.16.

AGX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.06% of 1146 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.11 vs AGX: 2.65

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.

Argan's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $21.970. 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 $23.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Argan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Argan Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.73 2.55 1.91 1.79 1.92

Argan Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1.79 1.81 1.68 1.99 1.92

Competitive Comparison of Argan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Argan'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.


Argan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Argan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Argan 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=61.98/23.11
=2.68

* 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.

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

For example, Argan's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=21.97/129.4194*129.4194
=21.970

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Argan Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 11.240 100.023 14.543
201407 11.926 100.520 15.355
201410 12.181 100.176 15.737
201501 12.676 98.604 16.638
201504 13.240 99.824 17.165
201507 14.214 100.691 18.269
201510 14.252 100.346 18.381
201601 14.728 99.957 19.069
201604 15.651 100.947 20.065
201607 17.033 101.524 21.713
201610 17.395 101.988 22.074
201701 18.866 102.456 23.831
201704 20.299 103.167 25.464
201707 22.206 103.278 27.827
201710 22.393 104.070 27.848
201801 23.002 104.578 28.466
201804 23.064 105.708 28.237
201807 23.881 106.324 29.068
201810 25.665 106.695 31.131
201901 25.335 106.200 30.874
201904 23.143 107.818 27.780
201907 22.999 108.250 27.497
201910 22.363 108.577 26.656
202001 21.698 108.841 25.800
202004 21.422 108.173 25.629
202007 20.575 109.318 24.358
202010 20.964 109.861 24.696
202101 20.421 110.364 23.947
202104 20.868 112.673 23.970
202107 21.484 115.183 24.139
202110 22.051 116.696 24.455
202201 21.392 118.619 23.340
202204 20.760 121.978 22.026
202207 20.011 125.002 20.718
202210 20.075 125.734 20.663
202301 20.898 126.223 21.427
202304 20.720 127.992 20.951
202307 21.345 128.974 21.419
202310 21.363 129.810 21.299
202401 21.970 129.419 21.970

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.


Argan  (NYSE:AGX) 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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Argan (AGX) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Church Street, Suite 201, Rockville, MD, USA, 20850
Argan Inc is a United States-based company that primarily operates in the power industry services segment through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Gemma Power Systems and affiliates, one of Argan's subsidiaries, contributed almost all Argan's sales. GPS is a contractor that provides a full range of engineering, procurement, and construction services for power-generating projects. GPS' works encompass complete plant design, construction, electrical interconnection, plant testing, and commissioning. Argan also generates a small portion of sales from industrial fabrication and field services, as well as telecommunication infrastructure services. It operates in three segments: Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services, out of which Power Services derive majority revenue.
Executives
Cynthia Flanders director, officer: SVP & CFO 10006 WILDWOOD ROAD, KENSINGTON MD 20895
Jeffrey John Ronald Jr. director 55 GRANDVIEW CIRCLE, MANHASSET NY 11030
Griffin William F Jr director, officer: VC/CEO of Gemma Power Systems C/O GEMMA POWER SYSTEMS, LLC, 769 HEBRON AVENUE, GLASTONBURY CT 06033
Mitchell W G Champion director NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC., 3009 RIVER LANE, NEW BERN NC 28562
David Hibbert Watson officer: SVP and CFO C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Richard H Deily officer: Vice President C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Peter W Getsinger director 35 SNOW?S POINT, EDGARTOWN MA 02539
James W Quinn director PUROFLOW INCORPORATED, ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 302, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Trebilcock Terrance Colin officer: Co-President, Gemma Power Sys. 64 SADDLE RIDGE ROAD, GLASTONBURY CT 06033
Collins Charles Edwin Iv officer: Co-President, Gemma Power Sys. 68 HICKORY DRIVE, SOUTH GLASTONBURY CT 06073
Mano S Koilpillai director 7380 IRA SEARS ROAD, ADAMSTOWN MD 21710
James E Quinn director C/O TIFFANY & CO LEGAL DEPT, 727 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Henry A Crumpton director 2101 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 500, ARLINGTON VA 20005
William F. Leimkuhler director 43 SALEM STRAITS RD, DARIEN CT 06820
Rainer H Bosselmann director, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO PUROFLOW INCORPORATED, ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 302, ROCKVILLE MD 20850

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