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argenx SE (argenx SE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 14.34 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is argenx SE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), argenx SE's current share price is $372.80. argenx SE's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $26.00. argenx SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 14.34.

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

ARGX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.1   Med: 17.74   Max: 22.91
Current: 14.75

During the past years, argenx SE's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 22.91. The lowest was 14.10. And the median was 17.74.

ARGX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
94.54% of 641 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.72 vs ARGX: 14.75

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.

argenx SE's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $69.221. 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 $26.00 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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argenx SE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for argenx SE'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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argenx SE Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

argenx SE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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argenx SE Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 18.98 - 16.55 - 14.63

Competitive Comparison of argenx SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, argenx SE'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.


argenx SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



argenx SE 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.

argenx SE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=372.80/26
=14.34

* 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.

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

For example, argenx SE'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)
=69.221/126.4000*126.4000
=69.221

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 126.4000.

argenx SE Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201309 0.000 99.080 0.000
201312 1.908 98.360 2.452
201403 1.740 99.390 2.213
201406 1.521 99.240 1.937
201409 0.000 99.960 0.000
201412 3.878 99.050 4.949
201503 0.000 99.750 0.000
201506 3.155 100.230 3.979
201509 0.000 100.500 0.000
201512 2.579 99.730 3.269
201603 0.000 100.310 0.000
201606 4.185 100.260 5.276
201609 0.000 100.570 0.000
201612 3.312 100.710 4.157
201703 0.000 101.440 0.000
201706 6.397 101.370 7.977
201709 0.000 102.030 0.000
201712 12.859 101.970 15.940
201803 0.000 102.470 0.000
201806 11.863 103.100 14.544
201809 0.000 103.950 0.000
201812 17.119 103.970 20.812
201903 0.000 105.370 0.000
201906 19.853 105.840 23.710
201909 0.000 106.700 0.000
201912 27.604 106.800 32.670
202006 38.591 107.510 45.372
202012 35.190 107.850 41.243
202103 0.000 108.870 0.000
202106 57.432 109.670 66.193
202109 0.000 110.790 0.000
202112 49.048 114.010 54.378
202203 0.000 119.460 0.000
202206 53.945 119.050 57.275
202209 0.000 126.890 0.000
202212 50.793 124.940 51.387
202303 0.000 124.720 0.000
202306 51.077 125.830 51.308
202309 0.000 127.160 0.000
202312 69.221 126.400 69.221

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.


argenx SE  (NAS:ARGX) 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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argenx SE (argenx SE) Business Description

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Laarderhoogtweg 25, Amsterdam, NH, NLD, 1101EB
Argenx is a Dutch company focused on using its antibody engineering technology to treat rare autoimmune diseases. Vyvgart (efgartigimod) was approved in the U.S. in December 2021 as a treatment for generalized myasthenia gravis, followed by approvals in Europe and Japan in 2022.