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Williams (Williams) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.33 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Williams Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Williams's current share price is $39.26. Williams's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.78. Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.33.

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

WMB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.11   Med: 2.72   Max: 5.24
Current: 3.35

During the past years, Williams's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.24. The lowest was 1.11. And the median was 2.72.

WMB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
89% of 809 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.02 vs WMB: 3.35

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.

Williams's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.166. 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 $11.78 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Williams Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Williams 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 2.29 2.01 2.51 2.90 2.96

Williams 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 2.90 2.59 2.79 2.86 2.96

Competitive Comparison of Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Williams'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.


Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Williams's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Williams 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=39.26/11.78
=3.33

* 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.

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

For example, Williams'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)
=10.166/129.4194*129.4194
=10.166

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Williams Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 6.739 99.695 8.748
201406 10.526 100.560 13.547
201409 12.221 100.428 15.749
201412 11.750 99.070 15.350
201503 10.979 99.621 14.263
201506 10.585 100.684 13.606
201509 9.862 100.392 12.714
201512 8.208 99.792 10.645
201603 7.588 100.470 9.774
201606 6.440 101.688 8.196
201609 6.480 101.861 8.233
201612 6.191 101.863 7.866
201703 10.223 102.862 12.862
201706 10.056 103.349 12.593
201709 9.817 104.136 12.201
201712 11.690 104.011 14.546
201803 11.455 105.290 14.080
201806 11.290 106.317 13.743
201809 12.866 106.507 15.634
201812 12.081 105.998 14.750
201903 11.867 107.251 14.320
201906 11.406 108.070 13.659
201909 11.210 108.329 13.392
201912 10.997 108.420 13.127
202003 10.156 108.902 12.069
202006 10.039 108.767 11.945
202009 9.918 109.815 11.689
202012 9.674 109.897 11.393
202103 9.610 111.754 11.129
202106 9.454 114.631 10.674
202109 9.195 115.734 10.282
202112 9.373 117.630 10.312
202203 9.270 121.301 9.890
202206 9.188 125.017 9.512
202209 9.264 125.227 9.574
202212 9.401 125.222 9.716
202303 9.639 127.348 9.796
202306 9.568 128.729 9.619
202309 9.704 129.860 9.671
202312 10.166 129.419 10.166

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.


Williams  (NYSE:WMB) 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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Williams (Williams) Business Description

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Address
One Williams Center, PO Box 2400, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74172
Williams Companies is a midstream energy company that owns and operates the large Transco and Northwest pipeline systems and associated natural gas gathering, processing, and storage assets. In August 2018, the firm acquired the remaining 26% ownership of its limited partner, Williams Partners.
Executives
Scott A. Hallam officer: SVP Atlantic - Gulf 2800 POST OAK BLVD., HOUSTON TX 77056
Murray D Smith director ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
William H Spence director UNIVERSITY OFFICE PLAZA, 252 CHAPMAN RD., PO BOX 6066, NEWARK DE 19714-0066
Stephen W Bergstrom director
Terrance Lane Wilson officer: SVP & General Counsel ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Debbie L. Cowan officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Larry C Larsen officer: Senior Vice President ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Richard E Muncrief director 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Jesse J Tyson director ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Alan S Armstrong officer: Sr. Vice President - Midstream ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74102
Carri A. Lockhart director 6401 NORTH ELDRIDGE PKWY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Mary A. Hausman officer: VP Chief Accounting Officer ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74012
Walter J Bennett officer: Senior Vice President 525 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73105
Stacey H Dore director 1807 ROSS AVE, 4TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75201
Rose M Robeson director 370 17TH STREET, SUITE 2775, DENVER CO 80202