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Canadian National Railway Co (Canadian National Railway Co) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 6.02 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Canadian National Railway Co's current share price is $125.23. Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $20.80. Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 6.02.

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

CNI' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.45   Med: 6.27   Max: 7.62
Current: 6.08

During the past years, Canadian National Railway Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.62. The lowest was 4.45. And the median was 6.27.

CNI's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.6% of 687 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs CNI: 6.08

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.

Canadian National Railway Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $23.004. 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 $20.80 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian National Railway Co'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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Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Canadian National Railway Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Canadian National Railway Co 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 6.05 5.94 5.34 5.97 6.33

Competitive Comparison of Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Canadian National Railway Co'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.


Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Canadian National Railway Co 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.

Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=125.23/20.8
=6.02

* 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.

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

For example, Canadian National Railway Co'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)
=23.004/125.4675*125.4675
=23.004

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 125.4675.

Canadian National Railway Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 15.054 99.473 18.988
201409 15.324 99.394 19.344
201412 14.432 98.367 18.408
201503 13.543 99.789 17.028
201506 14.133 100.500 17.644
201509 13.751 100.421 17.181
201512 13.823 99.947 17.353
201603 14.314 101.054 17.772
201606 14.889 102.002 18.314
201609 15.047 101.765 18.552
201612 14.563 101.449 18.011
201703 14.703 102.634 17.974
201706 15.074 103.029 18.357
201709 16.419 103.345 19.934
201712 17.564 103.345 21.324
201803 17.443 105.004 20.842
201806 17.976 105.557 21.367
201809 18.473 105.636 21.941
201812 18.053 105.399 21.490
201903 18.106 106.979 21.235
201906 18.820 107.690 21.927
201909 19.519 107.611 22.758
201912 19.185 107.769 22.336
202003 18.948 107.927 22.027
202006 19.518 108.401 22.591
202009 20.555 108.164 23.843
202012 21.598 108.559 24.962
202103 22.352 110.298 25.426
202106 23.511 111.720 26.404
202109 24.168 112.905 26.857
202112 25.353 113.774 27.959
202203 24.870 117.646 26.524
202206 24.721 120.806 25.675
202209 24.330 120.648 25.302
202212 23.458 120.964 24.331
202303 22.959 122.702 23.476
202306 23.351 124.203 23.589
202309 22.714 125.230 22.757
202312 23.330 125.468 23.330
202403 23.004 125.468 23.004

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.


Canadian National Railway Co  (NYSE:CNI) 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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Canadian National Railway Co (Canadian National Railway Co) Business Description

Address
935 de La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 2M9
Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2022, CN generated roughly CAD 17.1 billion in revenue by hauling intermodal containers (29% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (19%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (5%), and coal (5%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.

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