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Avista (Avista) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.09 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Avista Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Avista's current share price is $35.55. Avista's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $32.53. Avista's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.09.

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

AVA' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97   Med: 1.57   Max: 2.29
Current: 1.09

During the past years, Avista's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.29. The lowest was 0.97. And the median was 1.57.

AVA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
60.68% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs AVA: 1.09

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.

Avista's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $31.833. 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 $32.53 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Avista Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Avista 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 1.88 1.52 1.47 1.42 1.10

Avista Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 1.42 1.34 1.22 0.99 1.10

Competitive Comparison of Avista's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Avista'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.


Avista's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Avista's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avista 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=35.55/32.53
=1.09

* 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.

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

For example, Avista'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)
=31.833/129.4194*129.4194
=31.833

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Avista Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 22.115 99.695 28.709
201406 23.414 100.560 30.134
201409 23.747 100.428 30.602
201412 23.837 99.070 31.139
201503 24.203 99.621 31.443
201506 24.310 100.684 31.248
201509 24.213 100.392 31.214
201512 24.532 99.792 31.815
201603 25.149 100.470 32.395
201606 25.383 101.688 32.305
201609 25.377 101.861 32.243
201612 25.686 101.863 32.635
201703 26.181 102.862 32.940
201706 26.195 103.349 32.803
201709 25.931 104.136 32.227
201712 26.412 104.011 32.864
201803 26.777 105.290 32.914
201806 26.831 106.317 32.661
201809 26.634 106.507 32.364
201812 26.994 105.998 32.959
201903 28.400 107.251 34.270
201906 28.498 108.070 34.128
201909 28.385 108.329 33.911
201912 28.868 108.420 34.459
202003 29.113 108.902 34.598
202006 29.082 108.767 34.604
202009 28.848 109.815 33.998
202012 29.315 109.897 34.523
202103 29.844 111.754 34.561
202106 29.712 114.631 33.545
202109 29.698 115.734 33.210
202112 30.137 117.630 33.158
202203 30.830 121.301 32.893
202206 30.661 125.017 31.741
202209 30.293 125.227 31.307
202212 31.151 125.222 32.195
202303 31.484 127.348 31.996
202306 31.368 128.729 31.536
202309 31.150 129.860 31.044
202312 31.833 129.419 31.833

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.


Avista  (NYSE:AVA) 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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Avista (Avista) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, WA, USA, 99202-2600
Avista Corp is an electric and natural gas utility company headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Avista primarily operates in the Pacific Northwest of the United States along with some operations in Juneau, Alaska. The company has two major business segments including Avista Utilities, which provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho and also provides natural gas distribution service in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon. Avista Utilities has electric generating facilities in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. AEL&P is a regulated utility providing electric services in Juneau, Alaska that is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the primary operating subsidiary of AERC.
Executives
Donald C Burke director C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
James M Kensok officer: Vice President & CIO 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Scott L Morris officer: Sr. Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
David J Meyer officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Jason R Thackston officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Wayne O Manuel officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION, SPOKANE WA 99202
Mark T Thies officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO 1411 E. MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Kevin B Jacobsen director, other: Incoming Board Member 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Bryan Alden Cox officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Scott J Kinney officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Joshua D Diluciano officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Kevin J Christie officer: Vice President 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Julie A. Bentz director, other: Incoming Board Member 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Sena M Kwawu director, other: Incoming Board Member 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Heidi B Stanley other: Director Nominee 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99220-3727