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Canadian National Railway Co (TSX:CNR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 6.08 (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 C$171.25. Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$28.17. Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 6.08.

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

TSX:CNR' 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.

TSX:CNR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.6% of 687 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs TSX:CNR: 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 C$31.139. 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 C$28.17 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
=171.25/28.17
=6.08

* 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)
=31.139/125.4675*125.4675
=31.139

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 125.4675.

Canadian National Railway Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 16.304 99.473 20.565
201409 16.874 99.394 21.300
201412 16.643 98.367 21.228
201503 17.088 99.789 21.485
201506 17.475 100.500 21.816
201509 18.243 100.421 22.793
201512 18.956 99.947 23.796
201603 18.931 101.054 23.505
201606 19.198 102.002 23.615
201609 19.723 101.765 24.317
201612 19.426 101.449 24.025
201703 19.683 102.634 24.062
201706 20.041 103.029 24.406
201709 20.161 103.345 24.477
201712 22.428 103.345 27.229
201803 22.559 105.004 26.955
201806 23.594 105.557 28.044
201809 24.078 105.636 28.598
201812 24.257 105.399 28.876
201903 24.210 106.979 28.394
201906 25.010 107.690 29.139
201909 25.845 107.611 30.134
201912 25.265 107.769 29.414
202003 26.452 107.927 30.751
202006 26.451 108.401 30.615
202009 27.194 108.164 31.544
202012 27.665 108.559 31.974
202103 27.988 110.298 31.837
202106 28.730 111.720 32.265
202109 30.623 112.905 34.030
202112 32.452 113.774 35.787
202203 31.486 117.646 33.579
202206 31.653 120.806 32.874
202209 32.453 120.648 33.749
202212 31.868 120.964 33.054
202303 31.414 122.702 32.122
202306 31.024 124.203 31.340
202309 30.734 125.230 30.792
202312 31.299 125.468 31.299
202403 31.139 125.468 31.139

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  (TSX:CNR) 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 (TSX:CNR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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