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Werner Enterprises (Werner Enterprises) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.79 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Werner Enterprises Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Werner Enterprises's current share price is $34.74. Werner Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.44. Werner Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.79.

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

WERN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 2.43   Max: 3.5
Current: 1.8

During the past years, Werner Enterprises's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.50. The lowest was 1.80. And the median was 2.43.

WERN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
66.67% of 687 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs WERN: 1.80

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.

Werner Enterprises's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $24.089. 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 $19.44 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Werner Enterprises Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Werner Enterprises'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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Werner Enterprises Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Werner Enterprises 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 2.69 2.76 2.99 2.26 2.18

Werner Enterprises 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 2.26 2.48 2.35 2.02 2.18

Competitive Comparison of Werner Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Trucking subindustry, Werner Enterprises'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.


Werner Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Werner Enterprises 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.

Werner Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=34.74/19.44
=1.79

* 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.

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

For example, Werner Enterprises'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)
=24.089/129.4194*129.4194
=24.089

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Werner Enterprises Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 10.706 99.695 13.898
201406 10.938 100.560 14.077
201409 11.211 100.428 14.447
201412 11.575 99.070 15.121
201503 11.855 99.621 15.401
201506 12.218 100.684 15.705
201509 12.564 100.392 16.197
201512 12.995 99.792 16.853
201603 13.186 100.470 16.985
201606 13.368 101.688 17.014
201609 13.578 101.861 17.252
201612 13.785 101.863 17.514
201703 13.990 102.862 17.602
201706 14.277 103.349 17.878
201709 14.528 104.136 18.055
201712 16.362 104.011 20.359
201803 16.743 105.290 20.580
201806 17.006 106.317 20.701
201809 17.466 106.507 21.223
201812 17.955 105.998 21.922
201903 18.249 107.251 22.021
201906 14.919 108.070 17.866
201909 15.386 108.329 18.381
201912 16.045 108.420 19.153
202003 15.951 108.902 18.956
202006 16.446 108.767 19.569
202009 17.079 109.815 20.128
202012 17.592 109.897 20.717
202103 18.077 111.754 20.934
202106 19.087 114.631 21.549
202109 19.535 115.734 21.845
202112 20.179 117.630 22.202
202203 20.620 121.301 22.000
202206 21.192 125.017 21.938
202209 21.939 125.227 22.674
202212 22.834 125.222 23.599
202303 23.203 127.348 23.580
202306 23.617 128.729 23.744
202309 23.856 129.860 23.775
202312 24.089 129.419 24.089

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.


Werner Enterprises  (NAS:WERN) 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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Werner Enterprises (Werner Enterprises) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14507 Frontier Road, Post Office Box 45308, Omaha, NE, USA, 68145-0308
Werner Enterprises Inc ranks among the top five full-truckload carriers by revenue, with a fleet of more than 7,800 tractors, including owner-operators. The company has two reportable segments - TTS and Werner Logistics. It derives about 80% of its top line from a wide array of full-truckload shipping services (including dedicated contract carriage; roughly 20% comes from non-asset based logistics operations, including truck brokerage.
Executives
Michelle D. Greene director 1141 N. OLD WORLD 3RD STREET, UNIT # 2414, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Christopher D Wikoff officer: Exec VP - Treasurer & CFO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Eric J Downing officer: Exec VP and COO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Carmen A Tapio director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Michelle Dye Livingstone director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Scott C Arves director SCHNEIDER NATIONAL, INC., P.O. BOX 2545, GREEN BAY WI 54306
Alexi Wellman director ALTABA, 140 E 45TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, SUITE 15A, NEW YORK NY 10017
Vikram Mansharamani director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Jim S Schelbe officer: Vice President - Sales C/O WERNER ENTERPRISES INC, PO BO X45308, OMAHA NE 68415-0308
H Marty Nordlund officer: Senior VP-Specialized Services PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308
Derek J Leathers officer: Senior VP - Van PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308
Craig T Callahan officer: VP Logistics & Corporate Sales P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Clarence L Werner director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Daragh P Mahon officer: Executive Vice President & CIO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
James Lynn Johnson officer: Vice President - Controller PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308